Include Tag (Data Tag) Example

In this section, we are going to describe the include tag. The include tag is a generic tag that is used to include a servlet's output (result of servlet or a JSP page) to the current page.

Add the following code snippet into the struts.xml file.
struts.xml

<action name="includeTag" class="net.roseindia.includeTag">
<result name="success">/pages/genericTags/includeTag.jsp</result>
</action>

Create an action class as shown below:
includeTag.java


package net.roseindia;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;

import java.util.*;



public class includeTag extends ActionSupport {

  private Date myBirthday;

  public String execute() throws Exception{

  setMyBirthday(new Date("Jan 12, 1984 11:21:30 AM"));

  return SUCCESS;

  }

  

  public Date getMyBirthday(){

  return myBirthday;

  }

}

Create a simple jsp (myBirthday.jsp) that we want to include in our main jsp page ie..includeTag.jsp.
myBirthday.jsp

<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>



<html>

  <head>

  <title>Include Tag (Data Tag) Example!</title>

  </head>

  <body>

  <b><font color="#000080">My Birth Day (Date Format)</font></b>

  <table border="1" width="35%" bgcolor="ffffcc">

  <tr>

  <td width="50%"><b><font color="#000080">Date Format</font></b></td>

  <td width="50%"><b><font color="#000080">Date</font></b></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Day/Month/Year</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" format="dd/MM/yyyy" /></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Month/Day/Year</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" format="MM/dd/yyyy" /></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Month/Day/Year</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" format="MM/dd/yy" /></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Month/Day/Year Hour<B>:</B>Minute</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" format="MM/dd/yy hh:mm" /></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Month/Day/Year Hour<B>:</B>Minute<B>:</B>Second</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" format="MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss" /></td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

  <td width="50%">Nice Date (Current Date & Time)</td>

  <td width="50%"><s:date name="myBirthday" nice="false" /></td>

  </tr>

  </table>

  

  </body>

</html>

Now create a jsp page using <s:include> tag as shown in the includeTag.jsp page. The <s:include value="myBirthday.jsp" /> tag includes another jsp using the value parameter

includeTag.jsp


<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>



<html>

  <head>

  <title>Include Tag Example!</title>

  </head>

  <body>

  <h1><span style="background-color: #FFFFcc">Include Tag (Data Tags) 

   Example!</span></h1>

  <s:include value="myBirthday.jsp" />

  </body>

</html>

Output of the includeTag.jsp :

Include Tag (Data Tag) Example

Include Tag (Data Tag) Example

Include Tag (Data Tag) Example

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