Re: Call a JSP from a normal Java fil
On 2/28/2010 7:06 AM, Fabian Lenzen wrote:
Hi,
is it possible to call a JSP site from a normal Java class source file?
I know the include directive, but this of course is only working from
within a JSP file. So, what I want to achive is something like
public String giveContent(){
JspFile file = new JspFile("name.jsp");
return file.generate();
}
Is something of that kind possible?
Best regards,
Fabian
JSP's are translated into a Servlet class by the servlet container. If
you don't have the servlet container, you will have to translate the JSP
some other way (Jasper, perhaps)
Once it is a servlet, you can call the servlet API, however you will
need a ServletRequest instance, and ServletResponse instance.
Perhaps you are instead asking "Is there any way to use a templating
language outside of a servlet container?"
The answer to that is yes. FreeMarker is one such solution. Tapestry I
think is the name of another. I'm sure there are plenty more.
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