JSP Directive tutorial for Java Beginners

Directive is a type of Statement which can be used to give instruction to container about doing something special at @ page transalation time.

Directive can be divided in three types

  • Page
  • Include
  • Taglib

Page Directive

Syntax of Page Directive

<%@ page import="com.jbt.*"%>

 

Uses of Page Directive

Import Package

Page directive can be used to import single or double package.

Import Single Package

<%@ page import="com.jbt.*"%>

<HTML>
  <BODY>
         Hello! <%= method() %>
  </BODY>
</HTML>

 

Import Multiple Package 

<%@ page import="com.jbt.*,java.util.*"%>

<HTML>
  <BODY>
       Hello! <%= method() %>. Time is <%new Date()%>
  </BODY>
</HTML>

 

Taglib Directive

This directive is used to define tag libraries available to JSP.

Syntax of taglib Directive

<%@ taglib tagdir= "" prefix="" %>

 Uses of taglib Directive

taglib directive can be useful in case of Custom tags.

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