JSTL - Core <fmt:message> Tag

The <fmt:message> tag maps key to localized message and performs parametric replacement.

Attribute

The <fmt:message> tag has the following attributes −

Attribute	Description	Required	Default
key	Message key to retrieve	No	Body
bundle	Resource bundle to use	No	Default bundle
var	Name of the variable to store the localized message	No	Print to page
scope	Scope of the variable to store the localized message	No	Page

Example

<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c" %>
<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" prefix = "fmt" %>

<html>
   <head>
      <title>JSTL fmt:message Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <fmt:setLocale value = "en"/>
      <fmt:setBundle basename = "com.tutorialspoint.Example" var = "lang"/>

      <fmt:message key = "count.one" bundle = "${lang}"/><br/>
      <fmt:message key = "count.two" bundle = "${lang}"/><br/>
      <fmt:message key = "count.three" bundle = "${lang}"/><br/>

   </body>
</html>

You will receive the following result −

One 
Two 
Three

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