Even though the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) and the newer JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology are very different, they're not totally incompatible. Find out how and when you might want to consider mixing the two to achieve a blend that's smoother than either one alone.
by Subbu Ramanathan
May 13, 2004
avaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) is a library of standard tags that you can place on JavaServer Pages (JSP). The tags encapsulate functionality commonly used in Web applications. JSTL supports common structural tasks such as iteration, conditional processing, parsing, XSL transformation of XML documents, internationalization and locale-sensitive formatting, and database access. JSTL has become a popular standardized tag library in the market today.
In contrast, JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the "new kid on the block" addition to the Java suite of technologies available for Web development. It is the "Swing for server-side applications." It brings the popular desktop event-handling metaphor into the world of server-side Java applications. The JSF specification allows for custom rendering of common user interface components intended for different presentation protocols and devices, while also providing extensibility so developers and vendors can create custom user interface widgets. The standardization of this specification has already triggered the development of numerous third-party tools to improve and simplify application development with JSF. Among the early adopters to develop Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support are IBM's WebSphere Studio (version 5.1.1), Exadel JSF Studio 1.0, and Sun's Java Studio Creator. At this writing, Java Studio Creator (formerly code-named Project Rave) is available only in pre-release mode, while the other two products are already commercially available.
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avaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) is a library of standard tags that you can place on JavaServer Pages (JSP). The tags encapsulate functionality commonly used in Web applications. JSTL supports common structural tasks such as iteration, conditional processing, parsing, XSL transformation of XML documents, internationalization and locale-sensitive formatting, and database access. JSTL has become a popular standardized tag library in the market today.
