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Appendix B. Introduction to JSP and How Things Work

IN THIS APPENDIX

• JSP Basics

• JSP Actions, Directives, and Implicit Objects

• A More Robust JSP Example

• Additional Information About JSP

The goal of this appendix is to introduce JSP. Through examples, we will cover the basics of JSP. The goal is not to cover everything about JSP, but rather to give a new programmer enough knowledge to begin using JSP productively. We expect that you already have some basic Java and HTML knowledge.