Name
Expression
Synopsis
Expressions
are used to add the result of
executing a scripting expression to the response. The content between
the start and the end characters must be a complete valid expression
in the scripting language defined by the page
directive that results in a string or can be converted to a string.
All JSP implicit variables are visible in an expression element.
Syntax 1: In a regular JSP page
<%= expression
%>
Syntax 2: In a JSP Document (a JSP page written in XML syntax)
<jsp.expression>expression
</jsp:expression>
Attributes
None
Example
<%= globalCounter++ %>
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