JSP Action Tags

JSP action provides a standard tag called Action Tag using which we can remove scriplet tag from jsp page.

The action tag is also implemented to streamline flow between pages and to use a Java Bean. The syntax for the action element is:

Syntax:

<jsp:action_name attribute = "attribute_value" />

example

<jsp:include page = "Page URL"  flush = "Boolean Value" />

List of jsp action tags

Action Tag	Description
jsp:forward	Used for forwarding the request and response to other resource
jsp:include	Used for including response from another resource
jsp:body	Used for defining dynamically defined body of XML element
jsp:useBean	Used for creating or locating java beans
jsp:setProperty	Used for setting property value in java bean
jsp:getProperty	Used for getting property value in java bean
jsp:plugin	Used for embedding other components/applets
jsp:element	Used for defining XML elements dynamically.
jsp:param	Used for setting the parameter for forward or include value
jsp:text	Used for writing template text in JSP pages and documents.
jsp:fallback	Used for printing the message if plugins are working
jsp:attribute	Used for defining attributes of dynamically-defined XML element