<c:catch> Tag
The <c:catch> tag is primarily used to handle exceptions that generate errors and store the error information.
Syntax
<c:catch var="<string>">
...
</c:catch>
Attributes
The <c:catch> tag has the following attributes:
Attribute | Description | Required | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|
var | Variable to store the error information | No | None |
Example Demonstration
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>c:catch Tag Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<c:catch var ="catchException">
<% int x = 5/0;%>
</c:catch>
<c:if test = "${catchException != null}">
<p>The exception is : ${catchException} <br />
An exception occurred: ${catchException.message}</p>
</c:if>
</body>
</html>
The result of the above example:
The exception is : java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
An exception occurred: / by zero