JSP Elements
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JSP Element Syntax Interpretation
Directives
JSP page Directive 
<%@ page att="val" %>
 Directions to the servlet engine about general setup.
JSP include Directive 
<%@ include file="url" %>
 A file on the local system to be included when the JSP page is translated into a servlet.
Tag Directive 
<%@ tag att="val" %>
 Similar to the page directive in a JSP page, but applies to tag files instead of JSP pages.
Taglib Directive <%@ taglib att="val" prefix="tagPrefix" %> Defines a tag library and prefix for the custom tags used in the JSP page.
Core Syntax
JSP Declaration 
<%! code %>
 Code is inserted in body of servlet class, outside of service method.
JSP Scriptlet 
<% code %>
 Code is inserted in service method.
JSP Expression 
<%= expression %>
 Expression is evaluated and placed in output.
JSP Comment 
<%-- comment --%>
 Comment; ignored when JSP page is translated into servlet.
The jsp:include Action 
<jsp:include
    page="relative URL"
    flush="true"/>
 Includes a file at the time the page is requested.
The jsp:useBean Action <jsp:useBean att=val*/> or
<jsp:useBean att=val*>
...
</jsp:useBean> 		Find or build a Java Bean.
The jsp:setProperty Action 
<jsp:setProperty att=val*/>
 Set bean properties, either explicitly or by designating that value comes from a request parameter.
The jsp:getProperty Action 
<jsp:getProperty
    name="propertyName"
    value="val"/>
 Retrieve and output bean properties.
The jsp:forward Action 
<jsp:forward
    page="relative URL"/>
 Forwards request to another page.
The jsp:plugin Action 
<jsp:plugin
    attribute="value"*>
  ...
</jsp:plugin>
 Generates OBJECT or EMBED tags, as appropriate to the browser type, asking that an applet be run using the Java Plugin.
Reference:
JSP v2.0  Syntax Reference
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