Static refers to translation time inclusion and dynamic refers to runtime inclusion.
Translation time => Parse JSP elements => Parse errors, if any If you've bound the prefix tag to a taglib, then start tag <tag:a> becomes a JSP element. -Rahul On 5/1/05, Luca Passani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > People, this one got me by surprise. I always thought that the statuc > include directive > would force the inclusion to take place before any kind of compilation: > > <%@ include file="somefile.inc" %> > > alas, it's not like this. > If I have a JSP page like: > > <tag:a> > <tag:b/> > </tag:a> > > this split will work: > > <tag:a> > <%@ include file="b_tag.inc" %> > </tag:a> > > but this *will not*: > > <%@ include file="start_a_tag.inc" %> > <tag:b/> > <%@ include file="end_a_tag.inc" %> > > I get an error like: > > Unterminated <tag:a> tag > > The error is identical on both Tomcat 4.1 and 5.5, which makes me > suspect that I am missing something (otherwise, this would look like a > tomcat bug to me). > Anyone who can share some light? > > Thank you > > Luca > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >