The include directive
The include directive tells the Container one thing: copy everything in the included file and paste it into this file, right here...
Standard header file (“Header.jsp”)
<html><body> <img src="images/Web-Services.jpg" > <br> <em><strong>We know how to make SOAP suck less.</strong></em> <br> </body></html>
Note
We want this HTML content on every page in our web app.
A JSP from the web app (“Contact.jsp”)
<html><body>
<%@ include file="Header.jsp"%>
<br>
<em>We can help.</em> <br><br>
Contact us at: ${initParam.mainEmail}
</body></html>Note
This says “Insert the complete Header.jsp file into this point in THIS page, then keep going with the rest of this JSP...”
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