JSP 2.0 - using tag files in a JSP document without .tld declaration

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I want to use something like this in my jsp document files: ``` <%@ taglib prefix="tags" tagdir="/WEB-INF/tags" %> ``` However, in all the 30+ examples I've seen, everyone uses simple jsp syntax, not jsp document syntax. Something like this: ``` ``` simply does not work. All the tag files which reside in /WEB-INF/tags aren't seen on the page. Only if I define a tld file, and list all the tags there, they can be accessed on the page. Is it possible to avoid tld declaration and still use tag files in a jsp document page?

Accepted Answer

1 Create tags directory in your WEB-INF/ directory 2 Create sample.tag file where your tag will be: ``` <%@ attribute name="exampleAttribute" required="true" type="java.lang.String" description="Example attribute" %> ``` 3 Declare tag library at you jsp where you want to use it: ``` <%@ taglib prefix="tags" tagdir="/WEB-INF/tags" %> ``` 4 Use it: ``` ``` And I think you should have version of web application 2.5. Think only from that version JSP 2.0 is supported (check in web.xml).

JSP 2.0 - using tag files in a JSP document without .tld declaration

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