What are Directives ? What are the different types of Directives available in JSP ?
3 years ago
OOP Java
Directives are instructions that are processed by the JSP engine, when the page is compiled to a servlet. Directives are used to set page-level instructions, insert data from external files, and specify custom tag libraries. Directives are defined between < %@ and % >. The different types of directives are shown below:
- Include directive: it is used to include a file and merges the content of the file with the current page.
- Page directive: it is used to define specific attributes in the JSP page, like error page and buffer.
- Taglib: it is used to declare a custom tag library which is used in the page.

Surya Bikram Bhandari
Nov 1, 2021