How Is a Simple Tag Handler Invoked?

The SimpleTag interface defines the basic protocol between a simple tag handler and a JSP page’s servlet. The JSP page’s servlet invokes the setJspContext, setParent, and attribute setting methods before calling doStartTag.

ATag t = new ATag();
t.setJSPContext(...);
t.setParent(...);
t.setAttribute1(value1);
t.setAttribute2(value2);
...
t.setJspBody(new JspFragment(...))
t.doTag();

The following sections describe the methods that you need to develop for each type of tag introduced in Types of Tags.