JSTL - Core <c:import> Tag
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The <c:import> tag provides all functionalities of the <include> action but also allows for the inclusion of absolute URLs.
For example, using the import tag allows for the inclusion of content from a different Website or an FTP server.
Attribute
The <c:import> tag has the following attributes −
Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
---|---|---|---|
url | URL to retrieve and import into the page | Yes | None |
context | / followed by the name of a local web application | No | Current application |
charEncoding | Character set to use for imported data | No | ISO-8859-1 |
var | Name of the variable to store imported text | No | Print to page |
scope | Scope of the variable used to store imported text | No | Page |
varReader | Name of an alternate variable to expose java.io.Reader | No | None |
Example
<%@ taglib uri = "https://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c" %> <html> <head> <title><c:import> Tag Example</title> </head> <body> <c:import var = "data" url = "https://www.tutorialspoint.com"/> <c:out value = "${data}"/> </body> </html>
The above example will fetch complete content from tutorialspoint.com/index.htm and will store in variable data which will be printed eventually. Try it yourself.
jsp_standard_tag_library.htm
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