Name
<c:catch>
Synopsis
The
<c:catch>
action catches an exception thrown by JSP elements in its body,
providing fine-grained error control. The exception can optionally be
saved as a page scope variable.
Syntax
<c:catch [var="var
"]>JSP elements
</c:catch>
Attributes
Attribute name |
Java type |
Dynamic value accepted |
Description |
var |
String |
No |
The variable name. |
Example
<c:catch var="importException"> <fmt:parseDate value="${param.empDate}" dateStyle="short" /> </c:catch> <c:if test="${importException != null}"> <jsp:forward page="input.jsp"> <jsp:param name="msg" value="Invalid date format" /> </jsp:forward> </c:if>
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