Chapter 1. CUSTOM TAG FUNDAMENTALS

Topics in this Chapter

  • Using Custom Tags—The JSP File

  • Defining Custom Tags—The TLD

  • Implementing Custom Tags—Tag Handlers

  • Specifying the TLD in WEB-INF/web.xml

  • The Tag Life Cycle

  • Thread Safety

  • Tags with Attributes

  • Accessing Page Information

  • Error Handling

  • The Tag Package

    • The Tag Interface

    • The TagSupport Class: Ancestors, Values, and IDs

  • Tags with Bodies

XML is a hot technology, in no small part because it's a simple metalanguage used to create tags. XML tags represent data specific to a particular domain; for example, the following XML fragment represents a CD collection:

<cd_collection>
    <cd>
      <artist>Radiohead</artist>
      <title>OK Computer</title>
      <price>$14.99</price>
    </cd>
    ...
</cd_collection>

Like XML, JSP can be used to create ...

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