Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Documentation
• New and Changed JSP Features In This Release

2 Understanding and Creating Custom JSP Tags

• Tag Handler API and Implementation
• Custom Tag Library
• Custom Tag Format
• What Can You Do with Custom Tags?
• Creating and Configuring a JSP Tag Library: Example Procedures

3 Creating a Tag Library Descriptor

• Overview of Tag Library Descriptors
• Writing the Tag Library Descriptor
• Sample Tag Library Descriptor
• The DynamicAttributes Interface
• Tag Handler Support of Dynamic Attributes
• Dynamic Attributes Example
  • Dynamic Attributes Syntax

4 Implementing the Tag Handler

• Simple Tag Handler Life Cycle (SimpleTag Interface)
  • Events in the Simple Tag Handler Life Cycle
  • JSP Fragments
• Tag Handler Life Cycle (Tag and BodyTag Interfaces)
• Iteration Over a Body Tag (IterationTag Interface)
• Handling Exceptions within a Tag Body
• Using Tag Attributes
• Defining New Scripting Variables
  • Dynamically Named Scripting Variables
  • Defining Variables in the Tag Library Descriptor
• Writing Cooperative Nested Tags
• Using a Tag Library Validator

5 Administration and Configuration

• Configuring JSP Tag Libraries
• Packaging a JSP Tag Library as JAR File