Java Cookbook

JSP Syntax Summary

Problem

You can’t remember all this post-HTML syntax.

Solution

Use the Table.

Discussion

Table 18-1 summarizes the syntax of JavaServer Pages. As the title implies, it contains only the basics; a more complete syntax can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/.

Table 18-1. Basic JSP Syntax

Item	Syntax	Example
Scriptlet	<% code;%>	<% mountain.setHeight(1000); %>
Expression (to print)	<%= expr %>	<%= mountain.getHeight( ) %>
Declaration	<%! decls; %>	<%! int height = 0; %>
Include	<jsp:include page="URL" flush=true />	<jsp:include page="./mountain-list.html" flush=true />
Forward	<jsp:forward page="url"/>	<jsp:forward page="./last-resort.html"/>
Use bean	<jsp:useBean .../>	<jsp:useBean class="x.ClimbBean" id="myClimbBean" scope="page"/>
Set property	<jsp:setProperty ... />	<jsp:setProperty name="myClimbBean" property="*" />
Page directive	<%@ page ... %>	<%@ page import="java.io.*" errorPage="catcher.jsp" %>
Comment	<!-- comment -->	<%!-- This comment appears in HTML -->
Hidden comment	<%-- comment --%>	<%-- This comment is local to JSP --%>