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Declaration tag in JSP
Declarations tags are used to declare/write class members i.e. instance/static variables and methods.
All the declarations of the JSP will be placed directly inside the servlet class and outside the jspService() method.
Syntax of JSP declarations tag is
<%!
Java methods and variables declaration
%>
JSP Declaration Tag Example
Project directory structure

declarationsDemo.jsp
<%! String sayHello(String name) { return "Hello "+ name; } %> <%@ page import="java.util.Calendar"%> <%@ page session="false"%> <% out.println(sayHello("Manu Manjunatha")); %> |
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