Hi,
A scriptlet is
Java code enclosed within <% %> tags. An expression is similar to a scriptlet, except the expression inside its <%= %> tags must return a value. A custom tag is a user-defined tag. Its functionality is defined by a Java class known as a tag handler class.
Your JavaBean (or is it JavaBean(tm)?
) reference is treated just like any other object reference within the tags. You can invoke methods on it, whatever. For example:
<jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="SomeBeanClass" />
<% for (int i=0; i<myBean.getSomeValue(); i++) {
myBean.doesOtherStuff();
} %>
Total bean value: <%= myBean.getTotalValue() %>
<!--etc-->
regards,
Anthony