<C: forEach>, <c: forTokens> tag
These labels are encapsulated in Java for, while, do-while loop.
In contrast, <c: forEach> tag is more generic label, because it is a collection of objects iteration.
<C: forTokens> tag by specifying a delimiter separated string into an array then iterate them.
forEach syntax
<c:forEach
items="<object>"
begin="<int>"
end="<int>"
step="<int>"
var="<string>"
varStatus="<string>">
...
forTokens syntax
<c:forTokens
items="<string>"
delims="<string>"
begin="<int>"
end="<int>"
step="<int>"
var="<string>"
varStatus="<string>">
Attributes
<C: forEach> tag has the following attributes:
| Attributes | description | If necessary | Defaults |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | Information to be circulated | no | no |
| begin | Element start (0 = first element, the second element = 1) | no | 0 |
| end | The last element (0 = first element, the second element = 1) | no | Last element |
| step | Each iteration step | no | 1 |
| var | Variable name represents the current entry | no | no |
| varStatus | Representative circulation state variable name | no | no |
<C: forTokens> tag and <c: forEach> tag has similar properties, but <c: forTokens> has another attribute:
| Attributes | description | If necessary | Defaults |
|---|---|---|---|
| delims | Separator | Yes | no |
<C: forEach> instance demo
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>c:forEach 标签实例</title>
</head>
<body>
<c:forEach var="i" begin="1" end="5">
Item <c:out value="${i}"/><p>
</c:forEach>
</body>
</html>
Results are as follows:
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5
<C: forTokens> Demo Examples
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>c:forTokens 标签实例</title>
</head>
<body>
<c:forTokens items="google,w3big,taobao" delims="," var="name">
<c:out value="${name}"/><p>
</c:forTokens>
</body>
</html>
Results are as follows:
google w3big taobao