doubt in the forward and include apis

[raja ram]

Hi,

we have three ways to include a file

<%@ include file="test.jsp" %> this is static inclusion
<jsp:include page="test.jsp" /> this is run time inclusion.
what about requestdispatcher.include(req,res)? and in the similar lines we have what is the difference between
<jsp:forward page="test.jsp" /> to foward the request in JSP
and requestdispatcher.forward(request,response) in servlets?

Thanks

[Shailesh Narkhede]

<%@ include file="test.jsp" %> this is static inclusion
<jsp:include page="test.jsp" /> this is run time inclusion.

this is fine.
now about requestdispatcher.include(req,res):
is same as that of <jsp:include> but it is used in servlets where we are getting requestdispatcher from request or servlet context.

<jsp:forward page="test.jsp" /> to foward the request in JSP
& lines below this line is not processed in that jsp.
requestdispatcher.forward(request,response) this is also same as that of above forword action but used in servlets.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Hi raja ram,for your information,

using tags file also you can include a file .it is in request time