Links to specifications, tutorials and references

We have gathered some useful information for additional reading and reference. If you are interested in learning more about the advantages of using JSP for developing websites, have a look at the links listed below. We have collected some online tutorials for the beginner as well as the experienced Java / JSP programmer.

Note: Providing links to other websites does not mean that we take any responsibility for the information provided at such a site. Other sites are under the sole responsibility of the authors of those sites. In case you find any link to be outdated or broken, or in case you know of a link that we should add to this overview, please send an email notification to contributions@opencms.org.

JSP Specification

Download the JavaServer Pages specification (Javadoc or class files)

JSP reference card

JSP 1.2 quick reference card (PDF)

Servlet and JSP quick reference

Servlet and JSP quick reference © Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems (PDF)

JavaServer Pages™ Fundamentals

Short online tutorial for JSP

Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.0: A Tutorial

Online tutorial for Servlets and JSP, also available as PDF documents

Custom Tags in JSP Pages

Online tutorial for Custom Tags in JSP Pages

JavaServer Pages™ Standard Tag Library Specification

Download the JSTL 1.0 specification here

JSTL reference

JSTL 1.0 reference from "JSTL in Action", Manning (PDF)

JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library

Online tutorial for the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library

The Java™ Web Services Tutorial

A beginner's guide to developing Web services and Web applications on the Java Web Services Developer Pack

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