4.2.2  Implementation using JSP 

Since the goal was to use JSP only for generating formatted output and providing a user 

interface, particular attention was paid to placing the business logic in external classes (the 

business logic layer will be discussed in Section 4.3). All JSP pages are implemented in a 

common way. Therefore, just one example page is analyzed in detail below. 

Presented here is the application form (file: application_int.jsp). The complete code for the page 

is not shown; repetitive code segments have been removed. JSP language segments are 

highlighted with a shaded background.  

The beginning of the JSP page typically contains the HTML header. Also included here is the 

link to the CSS style sheet to achieve the uniform font and color style. 

Then, the page language is set and the required Java classes are imported using the JSP page 

directive. 

<%@ page language="java" import="java.sql.*,Permit.MyHTML,Permit.Company,

Permit.WorkType,Permit.StreetWorkType,Permit.Street"%>

The JSP include directive is used to include the banner to the page. 

<%@ include file="../banner_permit.html" %>

The  NavigationBar bean is instantiated, and the items that should be presented are added to 

the navigation bar content. Then, the completed navigation bar is dumped on the page with the 

evaluation of the toHTML() function. 

<% navApplicationInt.add("Home","home_int.jsp"); %>

<% navApplicationInt.add("Permits Menu","permits_int.jsp"); %>

<% navApplicationInt.add("Help","help_int.jsp"); %>

<%= navApplicationInt.toHTML() %>

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