JSP™ and XML Integrating XML and Web Services in Your JSP™ Application

Summary

This appendix has exposed you to the basics of tag libraries. If you choose to devote further study to tag libraries, you will discover how truly useful they are. As an example, it's possible to tie listener events within the TLD file for a tag library. Other features of tag libraries include the doCatch and doFinally methods, which permit a programmer to catch uncaught exceptions from the tag handler. Yet another feature is the TagLibraryValidation class that validates the use of tags on a JSP page. This appendix just scratches the surface of what is possible using a tag library. Throughout the book, you have encountered a few more advanced uses of tag libraries. As a JSP programmer, it's worth your time to learn how to use tag libraries ...