There are three classes of scripting elements: declarations, scriptlets and expressions (JSP 2.0 adds a fourth: EL expressions):
<%! declaration %> <% scriptlet %> <%= expression %> <%@ taglib ... %> and <%@ tag ... %> are directives, which are quite distinct from scriptlets. Just because you're using XML notation (JSP documents), doesn't mean that scriptlets are implicitly disallowed: <jsp:scriptlet>...</jsp:scriptlet> With JSP 2.0, you can use <scripting-invalid> in web.xml to disable non-EL scripting: <jsp-config> <jsp-property-group> <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> <scripting-invalid>true</scripting-invalid> </jsp-property-group> ... </jsp-config> JSP 2.0 also provides the ability to define implicit includes (operates like the include directive): <jsp-config> <jsp-property-group> <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> <include-prelude>/WEB-INF/taglibs.jspf</include-prelude> <include-coda>/WEB-INF/footer.jspf</include-coda> </jsp-property-group> ... </jsp-config> Finally, AFAIK <jsp:directive.taglib> is not part of the JSP spec. It may have been part of a draft for JSP 1.2 but I don't think it made the final cut (someone correct me on that if I'm off-base). For JSP documents, xmlns attributes are used to declare which taglibs are being used. Quoting Steve Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Help - > My jsp files all use the same set of about a half dozen tag declarations > Rather than place them at the top of every page I start every page with the > declaration > <jsp:directive.include file="/include/b17StartJSP.inc" /> > b17StartTile.inc > does some housekeeping and at some point includes /include/b17StartTile.inc > which does more housekeepiong and includes > declareTags.inc which looks like this: > <jsp:directive.taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" /> > ... more tags > and some jsp taglibs > <jsp:directive.taglib tagdir="/WEB-INF/tags/formpatterns" prefix="fm" /> > > under resin there is no problem with this and under tomcat 5 I get > > > org.apache.jasper.JasperException: /HelloStruts.jsp(1,1) > /include/b17StartJSP.inc(2,3) /include/b17StartTile.inc(1,4) > /include/declareTags.jsp(3,18) <jsp:directive.tag directive can only be > used in a tag file > > 1) I never use the tag directive outside of custim tag files but I do use > jsp:directive.taglib > 2) I would expect that included files would inherit the extension of the > including page (ultimately jsp) > 3) I tried changing include/declareTags.inc to include/declareTags.jsp (as > shown above) without success > 4) I am reluctant to use <@ tag and <%@ taglib notation because I am trying > to ban scriptlets from ant page and use the curresponding XML notation > > ANy ideas and suggestions - > Because other containers support what I am doing I believe I am doing the > right thing > > > > Steven M. Lewis PhD > 4221 105th Ave NE > Kirkland, WA 98033 > 425-889-2694 > 206-384-1340 (cell) -- Kris Schneider <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]