For example, using the import tag allows for inclusion of content from a different Web site or an FTP server.
Attribute:
The <c:import> tag has following attributes:
Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
---|---|---|---|
url | URL to retrieve and import into the page | Yes | None |
context | / followed by the name of a local web application | No | Current application |
charEncoding | Character set to use for imported data | No | ISO-8859-1 |
var | Name of the variable to store imported text | No | Print to page |
scope | Scope of the variable used to store imported text | No | Page |
varReader | Name of an alternate variable to expose java.io.Reader | No | None |
JSTL Import Tag Example:
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> <html> <head> <title><c:import> Tag Example</title> </head> <body> <c:import var="data" url="https://www.dineshonjava.com"/> <c:out value="${data}"/> </body> </html>
As you can see above, <c:import> tag imports the content of another resource specified in url attribute to the current JSP. It store the content to variable tutorial and prints it using <c:out> tag in the next line.
The <c:import> tag is similar to import action in JSP. However, <c:import> can import resources from other applications also by providing absolute path to it.