Preface

All tags are case sensitive. A pair of single quotes is equivalent to a pair of double quotes. Spaces are not allowed between an equals sign and an attribute value.

The elements in a JSP page can be expressed in JSP syntax or XML syntax. The following rules apply:

• JSP and XML syntax cannot be mixed within a page.

• A page in one syntax can include or forward to a page in the other syntax.
  
  
• Some elements have attributes whose value can be computed at request time. In JSP syntax, the format of a value is the same as a JSP expression: <%= expression %>. In XML syntax, the format of the value is %= expression %.
  
  

Quoting Conventions

The following outlines quoting conventions for JSP pages expressed in JSP syntax.

Scripting Elements

• %> by %\>

Template Text

• <% by <\%

Attributes

• ' as \'. This is required within a single quote-delimited attribute value.

• " as \". This is required within a double quote-delimited attribute value.
  
  
• \ as \\
  
  
• %> as %\>
  
  
• <% as <\%
  
  
• &apos; and &quot; can be used to indicate single and double quotes.
  
  

Typographic Conventions

code = fixed	bold = default	italics = user-defined	| = or
[ ] = optional	{ } = required choice	... = list of items	+ = can repeat