Including Files at Page 

Translation Time

Format

<%@ include file="Relative URL" %>

Purpose

To reuse JSP content in multiple pages, 

where JSP content affects main page

Notes

Servers are not required to detect changes to the included 

file, and in practice many don t

Thus, you need to change the JSP files whenever the 

included file changes

You can use OS specific mechanisms such as the Unix 

"touch" command, or

<%   Navbar.jsp modified 3/1/02   %>

<%@ include file="Navbar.jsp" %>

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Reusable JSP Content:

ContactSection.jsp

<%@ page import="java.util.Date" %>

<%   The following become fields in each servlet that

results from a JSP page that includes this file.   %>

<%! 

private int accessCount = 0;

private Date accessDate = new Date();

private String accessHost = "No previous access";

%>

This page © 2000 

my company.com.

This page has been accessed <%= ++accessCount %>

times since server reboot. It was last accessed from 

<%= accessHost %> at <%= accessDate %>.

<% accessHost = request.getRemoteHost(); %>

<% accessDate = new Date(); %>

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