Custom Tags in JSP

Custom Tags in JSP?

Explanation

Custom tags are mainly used to customize the usage of java in a JSP page. Usually thse tags define different objects and classes, so that it can be used in a JSP page with a simple syntax. Custom tags have a unique "prefix" to refer a particular tag library file.

The following is the directory structure that can help you understand where the files, folders are located.
  • Under Application folder create WEB-INF folder.
  • Inside WEB-INF Folder create classes and tlds folder.
  • In classes folder we will have the java class, servlets and packages.
  • In tlds class we will have .tld files which contains tag information.
  • All the classes and packages are inside the "classes" folder.

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