isErrorPage and errorPage attribute in JSP page directive

isErrorPage attribute:

This attribute is used specify that current jsp page can be used as an error page. It can have true or false value.

Syntax:

<%@ page isErrorPage="value"%>

errorPage attribute:

This attribute is used to specify the URL of JSP page which is used as error page. An error page should have isErrorPage attribute true.

Syntax:

<%@ page errorPage="value"%>

Example:

welcome.jsp

<%@ page errorPage="errorPage.jsp" %>  
 
<html>
	<head>
	  <title>isErrorPage and errorPage page directive example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<%= 0/0 %>
	</body>
</html>

errorPage.jsp

<%@ page isErrorPage="true" %>  
 
<html>
	<head>
	  <title>isErrorPage and errorPage page directive example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
               	<h3>Hello this is an isErrorPage and 
                    errorPage page directive example.</h3>
		<br/>
		<h3>Some exception occurred.</h3>
		Exception: <%=exception %>
	</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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