JSTL - SQL <sql:setDataSource> Tag

The <sql:setDataSource> tag sets the data source configuration variable or saves the data-source information in a scoped variable that can be used as input to the other JSTL database actions.

Attribute

The <sql:setDataSource> tag has the following attributes −

Attribute Description Required Default
driver Name of the JDBC driver class to be registered No None
url JDBC URL for the database connection No None
user Database username No None
password Database password No None
password Database password No None
dataSource Database prepared in advance No None
var Name of the variable to represent the database No Set default
scope Scope of the variable to represent the database No Page

Example

Consider the following information about your MySQL database setup −

  • We are using JDBC MySQL driver.

  • We are going to connect to TEST database on local machine.

  • We would use user_id and mypassword to access TEST database.

All the above parameters will vary based on your MySQL or any other database setup. Considering the above parameters, following example uses the setDataSource tag −

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

<html>
   <head>
      <title>JSTL sql:setDataSource Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <sql:setDataSource var = "snapshot" driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
         url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TEST"
         user = "user_id"  password = "mypassword"/>
      <sql:query dataSource = "${snapshot}" sql = "..." var = "result" />
      
   </body>
</html>

We will use <sql:setDataSource> in subsequent SQL tags.

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