querry relating to Tag library

[Sagar Shroff]

Can someone tell me how Classic tag handlers and Tag files CAN reside in the same tag library. ??
Correct me if i am wrong if abc.tag and xyz.tag both reside in /WEB-INF/tags,the container will consider them part of the same tag library.
Then how can Classic tag handlers and Tag files CAN reside in the same tag library. ??

[Ankit Garg]

I don't exactly understand the question. You can declare tag files and class tag handlers by using a TLD file. Classic tags are classes which reside in classes directory or in jars included in the project and not in tags directory...

[Sagar Shroff]

Ankit Garg wrote:I don't exactly understand the question. You can declare tag files and class tag handlers by using a TLD file. Classic tags are classes which reside in classes directory or in jars included in the project and not in tags directory...

thats what i am not getting.I was browing web when i was learning tag files and i came up with this statement that says " Classic tag handlers and Tag files CAN reside in the same tag library "
Can you tell me what exactly Tag library imply here ?

[Frits Walraven]

Then how can Classic tag handlers and Tag files CAN reside in the same tag library. ??

When a tag file is contained in a JAR file (located at /WEB-INF/lib) it should have a declaration in a TLD file, like this:
<taglib> <tlib-version>1.0</tlib-version> <short-name>webcert</short-name> <tagfile> <name>mytag</name> <path>/META-INF/tags/mytag.tag</path> // always from the root of the jar </tagfile> </taglib>

In this TLD file you are allowed to mix regular tag declarations(classic tags), tag file declarations and EL functions

Regards,
Frits

[Sagar Shroff]

Frits Walraven wrote:

Then how can Classic tag handlers and Tag files CAN reside in the same tag library. ??

In this TLD file you are allowed to mix regular tag declarations(classic tags), tag file declarations and EL functions

Regards,
Frits

Thanks alott my friend ! . You cleared this doubt of mine which was always hovering in my mind.
Thanks You

Regards,
Sagar.