JSP Actions, Directives, and Implicit Objects

This section will cover a few of the common elements and objects used within JSP. Table B.1 shows the standard JSP and JSP XML tag formats of these elements. Table B.2 describes the elements. You might call these pieces the heart of JSP (with design concepts being the soul).

Table B.1. Format of JSP Elements
JSP Element Standard JSP Format JSP XML Tag Format
JSP comment <%-- Your Comment --%> N/A
Declaration <%! Code %> <jsp:declaration>
Expression <%= a Java expression %> <jsp:expression>
Forward <%jsp:forward page="relative URL" /> same as standard JSP
Include action <jsp:include page="relative URL" same as standard JSP flush="boolean"/>
Include directive <%@include file="RelativeURL"%> <jsp:directive.include ...

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