This tutorial is second in a series of tutorials about JSP tags. In this tutorial we will learn what are scripting variables in JSP tags and how to make use of them. Online demo available.

An article on exception handling in JSP pages. Describes how to catch exceptional events and display a useful message to the user. Online demo available.

This article discusses the anatomy of a JSP page. Discusses all the directives, scripting elements, actions and JSP tags which form part of the JSP page. This article provides good foundation for studying advanced JSP topics.

One of the most exciting features of the new Java Servlet 2.3 specification is filtering. At first sight, Servlet 2.3 filtering is deceptively similar to existing legacy filters in Apache, IIS, Netscape Web servers and others. In reality, Servlet 2.3 filtering is a completely different design architecturally -- leveraging the object-oriented nature of the Java platform to provide a new level of performance. This article introduces you to filtering in Tomcat 4 and shows you how to make productive use of filters in your projects.

This is a complete chapter : 'Combining Servlets, JSP, and JavaBeans' from Wrox Press book "Professional JSP 2nd Edition". It introduces Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture and describes combining JSP, Servlets and Java Beans using it.

There are two primary types of tag conventions in Java Server Pages: Scripting-Oriented Tags and XML-Based Tags. Learning them gives you insight not only into JSP, but XML, too. This article is the second excerpt in a series from the book, "Web Development with JavaServer Pages."

JavaServer Pages (JSP) are a great mechanism for delivering dynamic Web-based content. JSP provides a set of predefined tags, but you can also define your own tag extensions that encapsulate common functionality. This article will show how easy it is to build, deploy, and use your own custom JSP tag, using the Servlet/JSP reference implementation, Tomcat.