Global tag libraries (deprecated)

Global tag libraries (deprecated)

JSP tag libraries contain classes for common tasks such as processing forms. Tag libraries encapsulate, as simple tags, core functionality common to many Web apps.
The Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL) supports common programming tasks such as iteration and conditional processing, and provides tags for:

Manipulating XML documents
Supporting internationalization
Using SQL

Tag libraries also introduce the concept of an expression language to simplify page development, and include a version of the JSP expression language.
A tag library has two parts

Tag Library Descriptor (TLD)
JAR file

Subtopics
tsx:dbconnect tag JSPs syntax (deprecated)
dbquery tag JSPs syntax (deprecated)
dbmodify tag JSPs syntax (deprecated)
tsx:getProperty tag JSPs syntax and examples (deprecated)
tsx:userid and tsx:passwd tag JSPs syntax (deprecated)
tsx:repeat tag JSPs syntax (deprecated)
Example: Using tsx:repeat JSPs tag to iterate over a results set (deprecated)

Related concepts
JSPs

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