J2EE Interview questions and answers

171. What is JSP document 

A JSP page written in XML syntax and subject to the
constraints of XML documents. 

172. What is JSP element 

A portion of a JSP page that is recognized by a JSP
translator. An element can be a directive, an action,
or a scripting element. 

173. What is JSP _expression 

A scripting element that contains a valid scripting
language _expression that is evaluated, converted to a
String, and placed into the implicit out object. 




174. What is JSP _expression language 

A language used to write expressions that access the
properties of JavaBeans components. EL expressions can
be used in static text and in any standard or custom
tag attribute that can accept an _expression.

175. What is JSP page 

A text-based document containing static text and JSP
elements that describes how to process a request to
create a response. A JSP page is translated into and
handles requests as a servlet. 


176. What is JSP scripting element 

A JSP declaration, scriptlet, or _expression whose
syntax is defined by the JSP specification and whose
content is written according to the scripting language
used in the JSP page. The JSP specification describes
the syntax and semantics for the case where the
language page attribute is "java". 

177. What is JSP scriptlet 

A JSP scripting element containing any code fragment
that is valid in the scripting language used in the
JSP page. The JSP specification describes what is a
valid scriptlet for the case where the language page
attribute is "java". 



178. What is JSP standard action 

An action that is defined in the JSP specification and
is always available to a JSP page. 

179. What is JSP tag file 

A source file containing a reusable fragment of JSP
code that is translated into a tag handler when a JSP
page is translated into a servlet. 

180. What is JSP tag handler 

A Java programming language object that implements the
behavior of a custom tag.