what does xmlns mean

[salil verma]

In HFSJ book in the mock question i found the code -

<jsp eclaration xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page">
int x=0;
</jsp eclaration>

can any one suggest, what does "xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" refer and what is the need of it ?

[Pavel Kubal]

http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm