<x:out> Tag
The <x:out>
tag displays the result of an XPath expression, similar to the <%= %>
functionality.
Syntax
<x:out select="<string>" escapeXml="<true|false>"/>
Attributes
The <x:out>
tag has the following attributes:
Attribute | Description | Required | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|
select | The XPath expression to be evaluated, usually using an XPath variable | Yes | None |
escapeXml | Whether to escape XML special characters | No | true |
Example
The following example uses the <x:out>
and <x:parse>
tags:
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="x" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/xml" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSTL x:out Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Books Info:</h3>
<c:set var="xmltext">
<books>
<book>
<name>Padam History</name>
<author>ZARA</author>
<price>100</price>
</book>
<book>
<name>Great Mistry</name>
<author>NUHA</author>
<price>2000</price>
</book>
</books>
</c:set>
<x:parse xml="${xmltext}" var="output"/>
<b>The title of the first book is</b>:
<x:out select="$output/books/book[1]/name" />
<br>
<b>The price of the second book</b>:
<x:out select="$output/books/book[2]/price" />
</body>
</html>
The output is as follows:
BOOKS INFO:
The title of the first book is: Padam History
The price of the second book: 2000