ServletContext in a JSP page

[Giri Thava]

In the page 500(1st Edition), it says that a Tag File (a JSP file)
doesn't have access to a ServletContext, instead it has access to
a JspContext.

But the implicit object "application" is a ServletContext.
Isn't it? So a JSP page has access to a ServletContext.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Hi,

in tag file(.tag extension)is nothing about jsp,so you can access application . i think your are talking about Tag handler .

Tag handler is having its own behaviour(it is like java file)...so using pageContext you can access application

[Amit Ghorpade]

In the page 500(1st Edition), it says that...

Which book?
Please QuoteYourSources.

And looks like you are confused with tag files and JSP.