JSTL c:forEach Core Tag

The JSTL Core Tag is used when a block of statements is executed again and again. It works same as for loop in java.

Syntax:

<c:forEach var="counterVar" begin="startValue" end="endValue">
    //Block of statements
</c:forEach>

c:forEach tag attributes:

AttributeDescriptionRequired
itemsInformation to loop over.No
beginElement to start with (0 = first item, 1 = second item, …).No
endElement to end with (0 = first item, 1 = second item, …).No
stepProcess every step items.No
varName of the variable to expose the current item.No
varStatusName of the variable to expose the loop status.No

Example:

test.jsp
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
 
<html>
 <head>
  <title>c:forEach JSTL core tag example</title>
 </head>
 <body>
  Table of 2. <br/>
  <c:forEach var="i" begin="1" end="10">
      <c:out value="${i*2}"/><p>
  </c:forEach>
 </body>
</html>
web.xml
<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>test.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list> 
 
</web-app>

Output:


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