Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

1 General JSP Overview

2 Overview of the Oracle JSP Implementation

3 Getting Started

4 Basic Programming Considerations

5 JSP XML Support

6 Additional Programming Considerations

7 JSP Translation and Deployment

8 JSP Tag Libraries

Overview of the Tag Library Framework
- Overview of a Custom Tag Library Implementation
- Overview of Tag Library Changes Between the JSP 1.1 and 1.2 Specifications
- - Summary of TLD File Changes Between the JSP 1.1 and 1.2 Specifications
  - Summary of Tag Handler Changes Between the JSP 1.1 and 1.2 Specifications
Tag Library Descriptor Files
- Overview of TLD File Validation and Features
- Use of the tag Element
- - Subelements of the tag Element
  - Sample tag Element and Use of Its body-content Subelement
- Other Key Elements and Their Subelements: validator and listener
Tag Library and TLD Setup and Access
- Overview: Specifying a Tag Library with the taglib Directive
- Specifying a Tag Library by Physical Location
- Packaging and Accessing Multiple Tag Libraries in a JAR File
- - Example: URI Settings for Multiple Tag Libraries in a JAR File
- Use of web.xml for Tag Libraries
- Oracle Extensions for Tag Library Sharing and Persistent TLD Caching
- - TLD Caching and Well-Known Tag Library Locations
  - TLD Cache Features and Files
- Example: Multiple Tag Libraries and TLD Files in a JAR File
Tag Handlers
- Overview of Tag Handlers
- Attribute Handling, Conversions from String Values
- Custom Tag Processing, with or without Tag Bodies
- Summary of Integer Constants for Body Processing
- Simple Tag Handlers without Iteration
- Simple Tag Handlers with Iteration
- Tag Handlers That Access Body Content
- - BodyTag Features
  - BodyContent Objects
- TryCatchFinally Interface
- Access to Outer Tag Handler Instances
OC4J JSP Tag Handler Features
- Disabling or Enabling Runtime or Compile-Time Tag Handler Reuse
- Tag Handler Code Generation
Scripting Variables, Declarations, and Tag-Extra-Info Classes
- Using Scripting Variables
- Scripting Variable Scopes
- Variable Declaration Through TLD variable Elements
- Variable Declaration Through Tag-Extra-Info Classes
Validation and Tag-Library-Validator Classes
- TLD validator Element
- - Example 1
  - Example 2
- Key TLV-Related Classes and the validation() Method
- TLV Processing
- Validation Mechanisms
Tag Library Event Listeners
- TLD listener Element
- Activation of Tag Library Event Listeners
- Access of TLD Files for Event Listener Information
End-to-End Custom Tag Examples
- Example: Using the IterationTag Interface
- Example: Using the IterationTag Interface and a Tag-Extra-Info Class
Compile-Time Tags
- General Compile-Time Versus Runtime Considerations
- JSP Compile-Time Versus Runtime JML Library

9 JSP Globalization Support

A Servlet and JSP Technical Background

B Third Party Licenses

Index