JSP engine

 

The WAS JavaServer Pages engine is the implementation of the JavaServer Pages Specification.

WAS V6.1 supports the JSP 2.0 specificationJSP 2.1 specification. The JSP engine

• Validates JSP source, both classic and XML styles

• Translates JSP source to Java classes

• Compiles Java classes, reporting any errors

• Generates Java classes for any tag files that are used by the JSP

• Interfaces with the Web container to load JSP class files

• Supports JSP batch compilation, JSP compilation during application installation, and JSP compilation during the build process of customer applications, through an Ant task.

• Loads class files, and manage life-cycle (reloading, unloading as necessary)

• Supports debugging of JavaServer Pages files through support for JSR 45 (Debugging Support for Other Languages)

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Related concepts

JavaServer Pages
Global tag libraries
JSP batch compilation

 

Related tasks

Configure JSP engine parameters
Migrating Web application components from WAS V5.x

 

Related Reference

JSP engine configuration parameters
JavaServer Pages runtime reloading settings
JSP run time compilation settings
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