Using standard JSP syntax

Blox can be defined using the standard JSP syntax instead of the Blox custom tags. As discussed earlier, Blox tags almost always offer the best method for defining Blox. In some situations, however, you may find that the only alternative is to use standard JSP syntax.

If you have only coded using the standard JSP syntax before and have never used tag libraries, you may prefer to use that syntax than Blox tags because it is familiar. But before you decide to use standard JSP syntax, you should try to use the Blox custom tags for the reasons described earlier in this topic.

Note: If you use both standard JSP syntax and the Blox tags on the same page, you need the following two lines at the top of your page:

<%@ taglib uri="bloxtld" prefix="blox" %>
<%@ page import="com.alphablox.blox.*" %>

Note: Blox tags define Blox (Java™ beans) using a scope set to session. If you are using standard JSP syntax, you almost always should use your bean (in this case, a Blox) with a session scope. The default for the useBean syntax sets the scope to page. Here is an example of what this might look like:

<jsp:useBean id="regionsPresentBlox"  
   class="com.alphablox.blox.PresentBlox" 
   scope="session">