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How to iterate over nodes of XML in JSP?
The <x:forEach> tag is used to loop over nodes in an XML document.
Attribute
The <x:forEach> tag has the following attributes −
| Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| select | The XPath expression to be evaluated | Yes | None |
| var | Name of the variable to store the current item for each loop | No | None |
| begin | The start index for the iteration | No | None |
| end | The end index for the iteration | No | None |
| step | The size of the index increment while iterating over the collection | No | None |
| varStatus | The name of the variable in which the status of the iteration is stored | No | None |
Example
The following example shows the use of the <x:forEach> tag −
<%@ taglib prefix = "c" uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib prefix = "x" uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/xml" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSTL x:if Tags</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Books Info:</h3>
<c:set var = "xmltext">
<books>
<book>
<name>Padam History</name>
<author>ZARA</author>
<price>100</price>
</book>
<book>
<name>Great Mistry</name>
<author>NUHA</author>
<price>2000</price>
</book>
</books>
</c:set>
<x:parse xml = "${xmltext}" var = "output"/>
<ul class = "list">
<x:forEach select = "$output/books/book/name" var = "item">
<li>Book Name: <x:out select = "$item" /></li>
</x:forEach>
</ul>
</body>
</html>You will receive the following result −
Books Info: Book Name: Padam History Book Name: Great Mistry
Updated on: 30-Jul-2019
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