What are JSP Directives?


A JSP directive affects the overall structure of the servlet class. It usually has the following form −

<%@ directive attribute="value" %>

There are three types of directive tag −

S.No.Directive & Description
1<%@ page ... %>
Defines page-dependent attributes, such as scripting language, error page, and buffering requirements.
2<%@ include ... %>
Includes a file during the translation phase.
3<%@ taglib ... %>
Declares a tag library, containing custom actions, used in the page

Updated on: 30-Jul-2019

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