Tag Interface |
public interface Tag |
The Tag interface provides methods that connect a tag handler with a JavaServer Page implementation class including life cycle methods and methods that are invoked at the start and end tag.

SKIP_BODY |
public static final int SKIP_BODY | Constant
SKIP_BODY indicates that body evaluation should be skipped.

EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE |
public static final int EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE | Constant
EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE indicates that the tag body should be evaluated into the existing output stream.

SKIP_PAGE |
public static final int SKIP_PAGE | Constant
SKIP_PAGE indicates that the rest of the page should be skipped.

EVAL_PAGE |
public static final int EVAL_PAGE | Constant
EVAL_PAGE indicates that page evaluation should continue.

doEndTag() |
public int doEndTag() throws JspException | Method
doEndTag() processes the end tag associated with a JSP.

doStartTag() |
public int doStartTag() throws JspException | Method
doStartTag() processes the start tag associated with a JSP.

getParent() |
public Tag getParent() | Method
getParent() returns the parent of the invoking Tag object.

release() |
public void release() | Method
release() is called on a Tag handler to release its state.

setPageContext() |
public void setPageContext(PageContext pc) | Method
setPageContext() specifies the current PageContext object. This method is called by the JSP prior to calling the doStartTag() method.

setParent() |
public void setParent(Tag tag) | Method
setParent() specifies the parent, or nesting, Tag of the invoking Tag object.