[8.5] JSP application implicit object

JSP application implicit object

JSP application object is an instance of javax.servlet.ServletContext. This object is used to get initialization parameters defined in web.xml.

Example:

index.jsp
<html>
 <head>
  <title>application implicit object example</title>
 </head>
 <body> 
      <h3>To see the website name click on the below link.</h3>
      <a href="welcome.jsp">Click here</a>
 </body>
</html>
welcome.jsp
<html>
 <head>
  <title>application implicit object example</title>
 </head>
 <body> 
  <%
    String companyWebsite = 
                    application.getInitParameter("companyWebsiteName"); 
    out.print("Company website: " + companyWebsite);
  %>
 </body>
</html>
web.xml
<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list> 
 
</web-app>

Output:


Click on the link.