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How does a JSP engine work?

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The JSP engine loads the JSP page fromdiskand converts it into a servlet content. The JSPenginecompiles the servlet into an executable class andforwards theoriginal request to a servlet engine. A part ofthe webserver called the servlet engine loads the Servletclass andexecutes it.

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Similarly one may ask, what is JSP and why it is used?

A JavaServer Pages component is a type of Javaservletthat is designed to fulfill the role of a user interface fora Javaweb application. Web developers write JSPs as textfilesthat combine HTML or XHTML code, XML elements, andembeddedJSP actions and commands.

Secondly, how do I open a JSP file? Open the "File" menu andselect"Open" A standard file chooser window opens.Select"All Files" from the "Files of type" menu atthebottom of the window. Choose the folder, drive, device, orlocationof the JSP file under the "Look in"menu.

Consequently, what do you mean by JSP processing?

JSP stands for Java Server Pages. AllyourJSP pages are stored on the server. The webserverhave JSP engine which acts as a container toprocessJSP pages.

What are the advantages of JSP?

Java is more powerful, flexible, reliable andportablethan PHP. Regular HTML, that is static HTML, does notcontaindynamic information. So it does not react to user input andis alsonot fit for accessing server side resources. JSPcontainsboth static and non-static content.

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What language is JSP?

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Which is better JSP or PHP?

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What is difference between HTML and JSP?

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What is Servlet life cycle?

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What is difference between JSP and JavaScript?

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What is JSP and how it works?

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Which JSP life cycle is in correct order?

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What are the components of JSP?

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  • JSP Declaration: The syntax for declarationis“<%!

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How do servlets work?

Servlets are the Java programs that runs ontheJava-enabled web server or application server. They are usedtohandle the request obtained from the web server, processtherequest, produce the response, then send response back to thewebserver. Properties of Servlets : Servlets work ontheserver-side.

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What is the difference between servlet and JSP?

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How JSP is compiled?

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When destroy method of JSP is called?

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How do I run a JSP file in Notepad?

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  1. In your text editor, you will develop a simple JSP thatcreatesa web page to display the current date.
  2. Save your file as DateJSP.jsp .
  3. Copy your file to CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT ,e.g.,c:/Tomcat8/webapps/ROOT .
  4. Start the Tomcat server.
  5. Start your browser if it is not already running.

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Can I run JSP on Xampp?

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