Hi, When creating a VariableInfo object to define custom implicit objects for a tag handler, the constructor needs a boolean value which triggers the new definition of the scripting variable in the resulting .java file. By setting this parameter to 'true', the scripting variable is ALWAYS defined. If the scope of the VariableInfo is 'AT_END', it is impossible to use the correlating custom tag multiple times in the same JSP page. is it possible to find out, if a TagExtraInfo is used the first time when during the translation time of its JSP page? Can I assume, that the JSP-Compiler always creates a new instance of the TagExtraInfo per page, an on the other hand does not create multiple instances per page? thanks for your help, reinhard pilz =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets