[9.1] Jsp:forward action tag

Jsp:forward action tag

jsp:forward action tag is used for controlling the page flow. It forwards the request from a JSP to the other resource. Another resource can be servlet, jsp or html file.
Syntax: 

Example:

welcome.jsp
<html>
 <head>
  <title>forward action example</title>
 </head>
 <body> 
  <jsp:forward page="home.jsp"/>
 </body>
</html>
home.jsp
<html>
 <head>
  <title>forward action example</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  <h4>This content is of that resource 
                                on which request is forwarded.</h4>
 </body>
</html>
web.xml
<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>welcome.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list> 
 
</web-app>

Output: