Difference between @include & jsp:include

To get to know the difference between these two

<%@include file="" %> is a directive

Action tag:

<jsp:include page="{relativeURL | <%= expression %>}" flush="true" />
or
<jsp:include page="{relativeURL | <%= expression %>}" flush="true" >

<jsp:param name="parameterName"

value="{parameterValue | <%= expression %>}" />

</jsp:include>



one.jsp
=========

<%@page isELIgnored="false"%>

<jsp:declaration>int cnt=0;</jsp:declaration>
<jsp:expression>"Shyamala"+cnt++</jsp:expression>
<jsp:include page="two.jsp"/>

two.jsp
==========
I am just included

now go to work directory of tomcat and check out there will be two seperate servlets created

and even u can observe one line in one_jsp.java file
org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(request, response, "two.jsp", out, false);

which specifies the page is included at run time

just change your one.jsp file as following

one.jsp

<%@page isELIgnored="false"%>


<jsp:declaration>int cnt=0;</jsp:declaration>
<jsp:expression>"Shyamala"+cnt++</jsp:expression>
<%@ include file="two.jsp"%>

you will not be created with two different java files in work directory the two.jsp contents also will be included in the same one_jsp.java file.

That means it is done at the time of compilation!!


Rocking !!
Shyamala