A Java Server Page (JSP) is a text document that contains two types of text: static data and JSP elements. Static data can be expressed in any text-based format, such as HTML or XML. JSP is a technology that mixes static content with dynamically-generated content.
This is an example of how to create a sample JSP page.
JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a server-side programming technology that enables the creation of dynamic, platform-independent method for building Web-based applications. JSP have access to the entire family of Java APIs, including the JDBC API to access enterprise databases. Creating a JSP page implies that you should:
Create a jsp page that contains the <%code fragment%> scriptlet. It can contain any number of JAVA language statements, variable or method declarations, or expressions that are valid in the page scripting language.
Keep any html tags in the page outside the scriptlet.
Add JSP comment using the <%-- --%> tags.
SAMPLE:
<html>
<head>
<title>Java Code Geeks Snippets - Sample JSP Page</title>
</head>
<body>
Java Code Geeks Snippets
<%-- This is a JSP comment --%>
Current date is:
<%= new java.util.Date() %>
</body>
URL:
http://myhost:8080/jcgsnippets/SampleJSP.jsp
Output:
Arbitrary text...
Current date is: Wed Nov 16 20:27:57 EET 2011
This was an example of how to create a sample JSP page.