Generating Dynamic Content
You have seen a few of the JSP tags, such as comments and include directives. In this section, you will learn how to generate dynamic content, such as the days of the current month.
Handling Dates with Java Classes
Before you add the tags to the JSP, you might want to know about some Java classes used for handling dates. Table 2.3 shows some classes that you will require.
| Java Class | Description |
|---|---|
| java.util.Date | Represents a specific instance in time, with millisecond precision. Creating a new date without any arguments creates an instance representing the current time and date. |
| java.util.Calendar | An abstract class that performs date arithmetic and can also be used for extracting ... |
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