Repetative html code in jsp

Hi,

I have some block of html code (includes some jstl tags...tables...td�) in one jsp page and that block of code get repeated in that jsp page. That code is of around 100 lines. It got repeated for four times so that it takes 400 lines extra. I am thinking to use custom tags. But I don�t know how to include that html block of code in the dostarttag method of java class which implements Tag interface. Or is there any other way to handle this situation?

Thanks.

If a tag is predominately markup, you'd be better off using tag files.
[ November 17, 2008: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

but where to include that mrkup language in TLD file? suppose my TLD file contains following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<!DOCTYPE taglib PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JSP Tag Library 1.1//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-jsptaglibrary_1_1.dtd">

<taglib>
<tlibversion>1.0</tlibversion>
<jspversion>1.1</jspversion>
<shortname>DemoTags</shortname>
<uri>http://www.stardeveloper.com</uri>
<info>Demo Tags Library</info>

<tag>
<name>firsttag</name>
<tagclass>com.stardeveloper.tag.test.FirstTag</tagclass>
<bodycontent>empty</bodycontent>
<info>Your first JSP Tag</info>

<attribute>
<name>listname</name>
<required>true</required>
</attribute>
</tag>
</taglib>

and block of html code:
<table>
<c:forEach var="it" items="${listx}">
<tr><td>...
....
</c:forEach>

whenever this block will get repeated, listx will have different value but remaining code will remain same throughtout the jsp pages. so that I am planning to send listx value through custom tag. now please tell me whe should i write this block of code in tag file?

thanks.

I said tag file, not TLD file.

oh I got it, thank you very much!