JavaServer Pages, Second Edition

Name

<c:catch>

Synopsis

The <c:catch> action catches an exception thrown by JSP elements in its body, providing fine-grained error control. The exception can optionally be saved as a page scope variable.

Syntax

<c:catch [var="var"]>
  JSP elements
</c:catch>

Attributes

Attribute name	Java type	Dynamic value accepted	Description
var	String	No	The variable name

Example

<c:catch var="importException">
  <fmt:parseDate value="${param.empDate}" dateStyle="short" />
</c:catch>
<c:if test="${importException != null}">
  <jsp:forward page="input.jsp">
    <jsp:param name="msg" value="Invalid date format" />
  </jsp:forward>
</c:if>