JSP forward action tag example

jsp:forward action tag is used for controlling the page flow. It forwards the request from a JSP to the other resource. Another resource can be servlet, jsp or html file.

Syntax:

<jsp:forward page="URL of other resource"/>

Example:

welcome.jsp

<html>
	<head>
		<title>forward action example</title>
	</head>
	<body> 
		<jsp:forward page="home.jsp"/>
	</body>
</html>

home.jsp

<html>
	<head>
		<title>forward action example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<h4>This content is of that resource 
                                on which request is forwarded.</h4>
	</body>
</html>

web.xml

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

Output:

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