.tag Files
Relationship of Custom Tags to .tag Files
- Custom tags require you to author complete Java classes
- JSP 2.0 introduces .tag files:
- Remove the need to write Java classes
- Do not remove need to write Java code fragments
- A .tag file is a JSP source file with additional directives and
standard actions
- A complete .tag file corresponds in functionality to one
SimpleTag and can be used as a custom tag on another JSP