jsp:include and %@include

[Aniket Patil]

The spec mentions

The page attribute of both the jsp:include and the jsp:forward actions are interpreted relative to the current JSP page, while the file attribute in an include directive is interpreted relative to the current JSP file.

It further gives an example:

consider the following four situations built using four JSP files: A.jsp, C.jsp, dir/B.jsp and dir/C.jsp:
� A.jsp says <%@ include file=�dir/B.jsp�%> and dir/B.jsp says <%@ include
file=�C.jsp�%>. In this case the relative specification �C.jsp� resolves to �dir/C.jsp�

� A.jsp says <%@ include file=�dir/B.jsp�%> and dir/B.jsp says <jsp:include
page=�C.jsp�/>. In this case the relative specification �C.jsp� resolves to
�C.jsp�.

How does the above work out and what does the statement mean?

[Christophe Verré]

A.jsp
dir/B.jsp
dir/C.jsp <-- relative to the current JSP file (B.jsp)

A.jsp
dir/B.jsp
C.jsp <-- relative to the current JSP page (A.jsp)

[Aniket Patil]

Satou,

I still can't understand why C.jsp is picked in one case and dir/C.jsp in the other. Can you explain?

[Christophe Verré]

In both examples, the current file is B and the current page is A. If you include C in B, using "include file" will then be relative to B, and "include page" relative to A.

[Aniket Patil]

Thanks!

[Joe San]

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