Programming Tags That Accept Scripting Elements
Tags that accept scripting elements in attribute values or in the body cannot be programmed as simple tags; they must be implemented as classic tags. The following sections describe the TLD elements and JSP tag extension API specific to classic tag handlers. All other TLD elements are the same as for simple tags.
TLD Elements
You specify the character of a classic tag's body content using the body-content element:
<body-content>empty | JSP | tagdependent</body-content>
You must declare the body content of tags that do not have a body as empty. For tags that have a body, there are two options. Body content containing custom and core tags, scripting elements, and HTML text is categorized as JSP ...
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