Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
JSTL Overview. Getting Started. A Simple JSTL Web Application. JSTL Design Principles.
2. The JSTL Expression Language. Expression Language Overview. Expressions. Identifiers. Operators. Type Coercion. Literal Values. Implicit Objects. Method Invocation. EL Expressions in Custom Actions. Common Mistakes.
3. General-Purpose and Conditional Actions. General-Purpose Actions. Conditional Actions. Using Conditional and General-Purpose Actions Together. Conditional Custom Actions.
4. Iteration Actions. The <c:forEach> Action. The <c:forTokens> Action. Iteration Status. Custom Iteration Actions.
5. Url Actions. Overview. The <c:import> Action. The <c:redirect> Action. The <c:url> Action. The <c:param> Action. Accessing External Resources. Accessing Resources in Foreign Contexts. Redirecting a Response.
6. Configuration Settings. Overview. The Config Class.
7. I18N Actions. Overview. I18N and L10N. Localization Contexts. An Overview of the I18N Actions. Use of <fmt:message. Request Encoding. I18N Custom Actions.
8. Formatting Actions. Formatting and Parsing Numbers. Formatting and Parsing Dates and Times. Using Time Zones. Determining a Formatting Locale.
9. Database Actions. Overview. A Simple Database. How JSTL Locates Data Sources. Creating Data Sources. Querying a Database. Updating a Database. Executing Database Transactions. Implementing Database Custom Actions.
10. XML Actions. A Simple XML File. XML Actions Overview. XPath Overview. Parsing XML. Using Scoped Variables in XPath Expressions. Transforming XML with XSLT. Filtering XML. Accessing External Entities.
11. JSTL Reference. Action Reference Index. General-Purpose Actions. Conditional Actions. Iteration Actions. URL Actions. Internationalization Actions. Formatting Actions. Database Actions. XML Core Actions. XML Flow Control Actions. XML Transform Actions.
Appendix A. Setting Up The MySQL Database Used In This Book. Download and Install MySQL. Download and Install a JDBC Driver for MySQL. Create a MySQL Database for Core JSTL Examples. Populate the MySQL Database Used in Core JSTL Examples.
Index.