JSP application implicit object

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JSP application implicit 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>