Understanding the New Features of JSP 2.0

JSP 2.0 is an upgrade to JSP 1.2 with several new and interesting features that make the life of web application developers and designers easier. The objective of JSP 2.0 is to make JSP easier to use than ever, and more importantly to be used without having to learn the Java programming language itself. This tutorial is aimed at helping you understand some of the new features of JSP 2.0. Specifically, we will be looking at the following features - the Simple Expression Language (EL), JSP Fragments, Tag files and Simple Tag handlers.

Contents

1. Simple Expression Language (EL)

2. JSP Fragments

3. Tag Files

4. Simple Tag handlers

5. Resources

6. Feedback