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Should I be doing JSPX instead of JSP?

Using JDeveloper, I started developing a set of web pages for a project at work. Since I didn't know much about JDev at the time, I ran over to Oracle to follow some tutorials. The JDev tutorials recommended doing JSPX instead of JSP, but didn't really explain why. Are you developing JSPX pages? Why did you decide to do so? What are the pros/cons of going the JSPX route?

Solution

  • The main difference is that a JSPX file (officially called a 'JSP document') may be easier to work with because the requirement for well-formed XML may allow your editor to identify more typos and syntax errors as you type.

    However, there are also disadvantages. For example, well-formed XML must escape things like less-than signs, so your file could end up with content like:

    <script type="text/javascript">
   if (number &lt; 0) {

    The XML syntax may also be more verbose.