JSP application implicit object

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JSP application object is an instance of javax.servlet.ServletContext. This object is used to get initialization parameters defined in web.xml.

Example:

index.jsp

<html>
	<head>
		<title>application implicit object example</title>
	</head>
	<body> 
	     <h3>To see the website name click on the below link.</h3>
	     <a href="welcome.jsp">Click here</a>
	</body>
</html>

welcome.jsp

<html>
	<head>
		<title>application implicit object example</title>
	</head>
	<body> 
		<%
		  String companyWebsite = 
                    application.getInitParameter("companyWebsiteName"); 
		  out.print("Company website: " + companyWebsite);
		%>
	</body>
</html>

web.xml

<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list>	
 
</web-app>

Output:

jsp example 22 index
 
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