Name

<jsp:element>

Synopsis

The <jsp:element> dynamically creates an XML element and adds it to the response. It’s useful primarily in JSP Documents (JSP pages in XML syntax), where other approaches can’t be used because of the well-formedness requirement.

Syntax 1: Without a body

<jsp:element name="elementName" />

Syntax 2: With a body

<jsp:element name="elementName">
  <jsp:attribute> and/or <jsp:body> actions
</jsp:element>

Attributes

Attribute name

Java type

Dynamic value accepted

Description

name
 
String

Yes

The name of the generated element.

Example

<%-- Generates <a href="somepage.jsp">Some text</a>
<jsp:element name="a">
  <jsp:attribute name="href">somepage.jsp</jsp:attribute>
  <jsp:body>Some text</jsp:body>
</jsp:element>

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