Oracle JDeveloper 10g Handbook

AppendixDOverview of JSP, JSTL, and EL Tags

A spear, a spike,A point, a nail,A drip, a drop,The end of the tale…It’s the wind blowing freeIt’s the curve of the slopeIt’s an ant, it’s a beeIt’s a reason for hope

— Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994),The Waters of March

Although you can create basic JavaServer Pages (JSP) files in JDeveloper without extensive knowledge of JSP tags, you will be most effective with knowledge of those tags. In addition, since developing JSP files in JDeveloper uses the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), an understanding of these tags is helpful. JDeveloper also uses expression language (EL), which is integrated with JSTL 1.0, to represent values in JSTL tags. This appendix provides an introduction to JSP, JSTL, and EL ...