JSTL c:forEach Core Tag

The JSTL <c:forEach> Core Tag is used when a block of statements is executed again and again. It works same as for loop in java.

Syntax:

<c:forEach var="counterVar" begin="startValue" end="endValue">
    //Block of statements
</c:forEach>

c:forEach tag attributes:

Attribute	Description	Required
items	Information to loop over.	No
begin	Element to start with (0 = first item, 1 = second item, …).	No
end	Element to end with (0 = first item, 1 = second item, …).	No
step	Process every step items.	No
var	Name of the variable to expose the current item.	No
varStatus	Name of the variable to expose the loop status.	No

Example:

test.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
 
<html>
	<head>
		<title>c:forEach JSTL core tag example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		Table of 2. <br/>
		<c:forEach var="i" begin="1" end="10">
   			<c:out value="${i*2}"/><p>
		</c:forEach>
	</body>
</html>

web.xml

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

Output:

jsp example 38

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