JSTL forTokens Example
JSTL forTokens Example explains about how to use JSTL forTokens inside JSP and its various mandatory and optional attributes.
c:forTokens Tag is used for splitting a string into tokens and iterate through each of the tokens, c:forTokens Tag is available as a part of JSTL core tags
Inside c:forTokens Tag, you need to specify following mandatory attributes.
items -> These values (token strings) are used to iterate with delimiters.
delims -> These values are that split / separate the token string
Inside c:forTokens Tag, you need to specify following optional attributes.
begin -> Starting element from
end -> Ending element
step -> Iterating steps
var -> Current item
varStatus -> Name of the variable inside loop
You can see the below example demonstrating the usage JSTL c:forTokens Tag Example inside JSTL
Required Libraries
JSTL forTokens Example
<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core"%> <html> <head> <title> JSTL c:forTokens Example</title> </head> <body> <!-- JSTL forTokens tag for iterating over comma separated Strings --> <c:forTokens var="token" items="Struts, Spring, Hibernate, EJB" delims=","> <c:out value="${token}"/> </br> </c:forTokens> <!-- JSTL forTokens tag for iterating over comma separated Numbers --> <c:forTokens delims="," items="10,15,20,25" var="number"> <c:out value="${number}" default="25"></c:out> </c:forTokens> <!-- JSTL forTokens tag looping numbers from 1 to 10 with step --> <c:forTokens var="item" begin="0" end="10" step="2"> <c:out value="${item}"/><p> </c:forTokens> </body> </html>
Output
StrutsSpring
Hibernate
EJB
10
15
20
25
2
4
6
8
10