PrimeTag.java Custom tag that outputs a random prime number of a user-specifiable approximate length

package cwp.tags;

import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
import java.io.*;

/** Generates an N-digit random prime (default N = 50).
 *  Extends SimplePrimeTag, adding a length attribute
 *  to set the size of the prime. The doStartTag
 *  method of the parent class uses the len field
 *  to determine the approximate length of the prime.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class PrimeTag extends SimplePrimeTag {
  public void setLength(String length) {
    try {
      len = Integer.parseInt(length);
    } catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {
      len = 50;
    }
  }
}

SimplePrimeTag.java Custom tag that outputs a random prime number of a fixed approximate length


package cwp.tags;

import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.math.*;
import cwp.*;

/** Generates a prime of approximately 50 digits.
 *  (50 is actually the length of the random number
 *  generated -- the first prime above that number will
 *  be returned.)
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class SimplePrimeTag extends TagSupport {
  protected int len = 50;

  public int doStartTag() {
    try {
      JspWriter out = pageContext.getOut();
      BigInteger prime = Primes.nextPrime(Primes.random(len));
      out.print(prime);
    } catch(IOException ioe) {
      System.out.println("Error generating prime: " + ioe);
    }
    return(SKIP_BODY);
  }
}

cwp-taglib.tld Tag Library Descriptor file used by the custom tags in this chapter.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<!DOCTYPE taglib
 PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JSP Tag Library 1.1//EN"
 "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-jsptaglibrary_1_1.dtd">

<!-- a tag library descriptor -->

<taglib>
  <!-- after this the default space is
        "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/jsptaglibrary_1_2.dtd"
   -->

  <tlibversion>1.0</tlibversion>
  <jspversion>1.1</jspversion>
  <shortname>cwp</shortname>
  <!-- ** CHANGED FROM "urn" TO "uri" IN TOMCAT 3.1 final ** -->
  <uri></uri>
  <info>
    A tag library from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition,
    .
  </info>

<!--
  <tag>
    The name (after prefix) tag will have in JSP code
    <name>example</name>

    The actual class implementing tag. In
    Tomcat 3.1, it MUST be in a package.
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.ExampleTag</tagclass>

    Descriptive information about tag.
    <info>Simplest example: inserts one line of output</info>

    One of three values describing what goes between
    start and end tag. 
      empty: no body 
      JSP: body that is evaluated by container normally,
           then possibly processed by tag
      tagdependent: body is only processed by tag;
                    JSP in body is not evaluated. 
    ** NOTE: TOMCAT 3.1 FINAL DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT **
    ** THE BETA SUPPORTED IT, AND IT IS PART OF SPEC, BUT... **
    <bodycontent>empty</bodycontent>
  </tag>      
-->

  <tag>
    <name>example</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.ExampleTag</tagclass>
    <info>Simplest example: inserts one line of output</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>empty</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>      

  <tag>
    <name>simplePrime</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.SimplePrimeTag</tagclass>
    <info>Outputs a random 50-digit prime.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>empty</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>prime</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.PrimeTag</tagclass>
    <info>Outputs a random N-digit prime.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT
    <bodycontent>empty</bodycontent> -->
    <attribute>
      <name>length</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>heading</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.HeadingTag</tagclass>
    <info>Outputs a 1-cell table used as a heading.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
    <attribute>
      <name>bgColor</name>
      <required>true</required>  <!-- bgColor is required -->
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>color</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>align</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>fontSize</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>fontList</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>border</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
    <attribute>
      <name>width</name>
      <required>false</required>
    </attribute>
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>debug</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.DebugTag</tagclass>
    <info>Includes body only if debug param is set.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>filter</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.FilterTag</tagclass>
    <info>Replaces HTML-specific characters in body.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>repeat</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.RepeatTag</tagclass>
    <info>Repeats body the specified number of times.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
    <attribute>
      <name>reps</name>
      <required>true</required>
      <!-- rtexprvalue indicates whether attribute
           can be a JSP expression. -->
      <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
    </attribute>
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>if</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.IfTag</tagclass>
    <info>if/condition/then/else tag.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>condition</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.IfConditionTag</tagclass>
    <info>condition part of if/condition/then/else tag.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>then</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.IfThenTag</tagclass>
    <info>then part of if/condition/then/else tag.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

  <tag>
    <name>else</name>
    <tagclass>cwp.tags.IfElseTag</tagclass>
    <info>else part of if/condition/then/else tag.</info>
    <!-- TOMCAT 3.1 DOES NOT SUPPORT BODYCONTENT 
    <bodycontent>JSP</bodycontent> -->
  </tag>

</taglib>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Example of sharing beans. 

Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted.
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Shared Access Counts: Page 1</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>

<TABLE BORDER=5 ALIGN="CENTER">
  <TR><TH CLASS="TITLE">
      Shared Access Counts: Page 1</TABLE>
<P>
<jsp:useBean id="counter" 
             class="cwp.AccessCountBean"
             scope="application">
  <jsp:setProperty name="counter" 
                   property="firstPage"
                   value="SharedCounts1.jsp" />
</jsp:useBean>

Of SharedCounts1.jsp (this page), 
<A HREF="SharedCounts2.jsp">SharedCounts2.jsp</A>, and
<A HREF="SharedCounts3.jsp">SharedCounts3.jsp</A>, 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="firstPage" />
was the first page accessed.
<P>
Collectively, the three pages have been accessed 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="accessCount" />
times.
             
</BODY>
</HTML>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Example of sharing beans. 
   
Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted.
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Shared Access Counts: Page 2</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER=5 ALIGN="CENTER">
  <TR><TH CLASS="TITLE">
      Shared Access Counts: Page 2</TABLE>
<P>
<jsp:useBean id="counter" 
             class="cwp.AccessCountBean"
             scope="application">
  <jsp:setProperty name="counter" 
                   property="firstPage"
                   value="SharedCounts2.jsp" />
</jsp:useBean>
Of SharedCounts2.jsp (this page), 
<A HREF="SharedCounts1.jsp">SharedCounts1.jsp</A>, and
<A HREF="SharedCounts3.jsp">SharedCounts3.jsp</A>, 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="firstPage" />
was the first page accessed.
<P>
Collectively, the three pages have been accessed 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="accessCount" />
times.      
</BODY>
</HTML>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Example of sharing beans. 

Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted.
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Shared Access Counts: Page 3</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER=5 ALIGN="CENTER">
  <TR><TH CLASS="TITLE">
      Shared Access Counts: Page 3</TABLE>
<P>
<jsp:useBean id="counter" 
             class="cwp.AccessCountBean"
             scope="application">
  <jsp:setProperty name="counter" 
                   property="firstPage"
                   value="SharedCounts3.jsp" />
</jsp:useBean>
Of SharedCounts3.jsp (this page), 
<A HREF="SharedCounts1.jsp">SharedCounts1.jsp</A>, and
<A HREF="SharedCounts2.jsp">SharedCounts2.jsp</A>, 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="firstPage" />
was the first page accessed.
<P>
Collectively, the three pages have been accessed 
<jsp:getProperty name="counter" property="accessCount" />
times.         
</BODY>
</HTML>

SaleEntry3.jsp Page that uses the SaleEntry bean, using property="*" to read request parameters and assign them to bean properties


<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Example of using jsp:setProperty and a general association
with the input parameters. See SaleEntry1.jsp
and SaleEntry2.jsp for alternatives. 
   
Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted.
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Using jsp:setProperty</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER=5 ALIGN="CENTER">
  <TR><TH CLASS="TITLE">
      Using jsp:setProperty</TABLE>
<jsp:useBean id="entry" class="cwp.SaleEntry" />
<%-- WARNING! Both the JSWDK 1.0.1 and the Java Web Server
              have a bug that makes them fail on automatic
              type conversions to double values.
--%>
<jsp:setProperty name="entry" property="*" />
<BR>
<TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" BORDER=1>
<TR CLASS="COLORED">
  <TH>Item ID<TH>Unit Price<TH>Number Ordered<TH>Total Price
<TR ALIGN="RIGHT">
  <TD><jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="itemID" />
  <TD>$<jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="itemCost" />
  <TD><jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="numItems" />
  <TD>$<jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="totalCost" />
</TABLE>      
</BODY>
</HTML>

SaleEntry.java //SaleEntry Bean
package cwp;

/** Simple bean to illustrate the various forms
 *  of jsp:setProperty.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class SaleEntry {
  private String itemID = "unknown";
  private double discountCode = 1.0;
  private int numItems = 0;

  public String getItemID() {
    return(itemID);
  }

  public void setItemID(String itemID) {
    if (itemID != null) {
      this.itemID = itemID;
    } else {
      this.itemID = "unknown";
    }
  }

  public double getDiscountCode() {
    return(discountCode);
  }

  public void setDiscountCode(double discountCode) {
    this.discountCode = discountCode;
  }

  public int getNumItems() {
    return(numItems);
  }

  public void setNumItems(int numItems) {
    this.numItems = numItems;
  }

  // In real life, replace this with database lookup.

  public double getItemCost() {
    double cost;
    if (itemID.equals("a1234")) {
      cost = 12.99*getDiscountCode();
    } else {
      cost = -9999;
    }
    return(roundToPennies(cost));
  }

  private double roundToPennies(double cost) {
    return(Math.floor(cost*100)/100.0);
  }

  public double getTotalCost() {
    return(getItemCost() * getNumItems());
  }
}

SaleEntry1.jsp Page that uses the SaleEntry bean, using explicit Java code to read request parameters and assign them to bean properties.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Example of using jsp:setProperty with an explicit value
supplied to the "value" attribute. See SaleEntry2.jsp
and SaleEntry3.jsp for alternatives. 

Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted.
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Using jsp:setProperty</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER=5 ALIGN="CENTER">
  <TR><TH CLASS="TITLE">
      Using jsp:setProperty</TABLE>
<jsp:useBean id="entry" class="cwp.SaleEntry" />
<jsp:setProperty 
    name="entry" 
    property="itemID"
    value='<%= request.getParameter("itemID") %>' />
<%
int numItemsOrdered = 1;
try {
  numItemsOrdered = 
    Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("numItems"));
} catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {}
%>
<jsp:setProperty 
    name="entry" 
    property="numItems"
    value="<%= numItemsOrdered %>" />
<% 
double discountCode = 1.0;
try {
  String discountString = 
    request.getParameter("discountCode");
  // Double.parseDouble not available in JDK 1.1.
  discountCode = 
    Double.valueOf(discountString).doubleValue();
} catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {}
%>
<jsp:setProperty 
    name="entry" 
    property="discountCode"
    value="<%= discountCode %>" />
<BR>
<TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" BORDER=1>
<TR CLASS="COLORED">
  <TH>Item ID<TH>Unit Price<TH>Number Ordered<TH>Total Price
<TR ALIGN="RIGHT">
  <TD><jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="itemID" />
  <TD>$<jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="itemCost" />
  <TD><jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="numItems" />
  <TD>$<jsp:getProperty name="entry" property="totalCost" />
</TABLE>       
</BODY>
</HTML>


SaleEntry.Java //sale entry bean

package cwp;

/** Simple bean to illustrate the various forms
 *  of jsp:setProperty.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class SaleEntry {
  private String itemID = "unknown";
  private double discountCode = 1.0;
  private int numItems = 0;

  public String getItemID() {
    return(itemID);
  }

  public void setItemID(String itemID) {
    if (itemID != null) {
      this.itemID = itemID;
    } else {
      this.itemID = "unknown";
    }
  }

  public double getDiscountCode() {
    return(discountCode);
  }

  public void setDiscountCode(double discountCode) {
    this.discountCode = discountCode;
  }

  public int getNumItems() {
    return(numItems);
  }

  public void setNumItems(int numItems) {
    this.numItems = numItems;
  }

  // In real life, replace this with database lookup.

  public double getItemCost() {
    double cost;
    if (itemID.equals("a1234")) {
      cost = 12.99*getDiscountCode();
    } else {
      cost = -9999;
    }
    return(roundToPennies(cost));
  }

  private double roundToPennies(double cost) {
    return(Math.floor(cost*100)/100.0);
  }

  public double getTotalCost() {
    return(getItemCost() * getNumItems());
  }
}

StringBean.jsp Page that manipulates the StringBean bean with both jsp:useBean (i.e., XML-style) syntax


package cwp;

/** Simple bean to illustrate sharing beans through
 *  use of the scope attribute of jsp:useBean.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class AccessCountBean {
  private String firstPage;
  private int accessCount = 1;

  public String getFirstPage() {
    return(firstPage);
  }

  public void setFirstPage(String firstPage) {
    this.firstPage = firstPage;
  }

  public int getAccessCount() {
    return(accessCount++);
  }
}

RepeatTag.java Custom tag that repeats the tag body a specified number of times

package cwp.tags;

import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
import java.io.*;

/** A tag that repeats the body the specified
 *  number of times.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class RepeatTag extends BodyTagSupport {
  private int reps;

  public void setReps(String repeats) {
    try {
      reps = Integer.parseInt(repeats);
    } catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {
      reps = 1;
    }
  }

  public int doAfterBody() {
    if (reps-- >= 1) {
      BodyContent body = getBodyContent();
      try {
        JspWriter out = body.getEnclosingWriter();
        out.println(body.getString());
        body.clearBody(); // Clear for next evaluation
      } catch(IOException ioe) {
        System.out.println("Error in RepeatTag: " + ioe);
      }
      return(EVAL_BODY_TAG);
    } else {
      return(SKIP_BODY);
    }
  }
}

RepeatExample.jsp


<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<!-- 
Illustration of RepeatTag tag. 

Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
.
May be freely used or adapted. 
-->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Some 40-Digit Primes</TITLE>
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET
      HREF="JSP-Styles.css"
      TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Some 40-Digit Primes</H1>
Each entry in the following list is the first prime number 
higher than a randomly selected 40-digit number.
<%@ taglib uri="cwp-taglib.tld" prefix="cwp" %>
<OL>
<!-- Repeats N times. A null reps value means repeat once. -->
<cwp:repeat reps='<%= request.getParameter("repeats") %>'>
  <LI><cwp:prime length="40" />
</cwp:repeat>
</OL>
</BODY>
</HTML>

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.*;

/** Applet reads arrays of strings packaged inside
 *  a QueryCollection and places them in a scrolling
 *  TextArea. The QueryCollection obtains the strings
 *  by means of a serialized object input stream
 *  connected to the QueryGenerator servlet.
 *  


 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
  *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class ShowQueries extends Applet
                         implements ActionListener, Runnable {
  private TextArea queryArea;
  private Button startButton, stopButton, clearButton;
  private QueryCollection currentQueries;
  private QueryCollection nextQueries;
  private boolean isRunning = false;
  private String address =
    "/servlet/cwp.QueryGenerator";
  private URL currentPage;
  
  public void init() {
    setBackground(Color.white);
    setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    queryArea = new TextArea();
    queryArea.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 14));
    add(queryArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    Panel buttonPanel = new Panel();
    Font buttonFont = new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 16);
    startButton = new Button("Start");
    startButton.setFont(buttonFont);
    startButton.addActionListener(this);
    buttonPanel.add(startButton);
    stopButton = new Button("Stop");
    stopButton.setFont(buttonFont);
    stopButton.addActionListener(this);
    buttonPanel.add(stopButton);
    clearButton = new Button("Clear TextArea");
    clearButton.setFont(buttonFont);
    clearButton.addActionListener(this);
    buttonPanel.add(clearButton);
    add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    currentPage = getCodeBase();
    // Request a set of sample queries. They
    // are loaded in a background thread, and
    // the applet checks to see if they have finished
    // loading before trying to extract the strings.
    currentQueries = new QueryCollection(address, currentPage);
    nextQueries = new QueryCollection(address, currentPage);
  }

  /** If you press the "Start" button, the system
   *  starts a background thread that displays
   *  the queries in the TextArea. Pressing "Stop"
   *  halts the process, and "Clear" empties the
   *  TextArea.
   */
 
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    if (event.getSource() == startButton) {
      if (!isRunning) {
        Thread queryDisplayer = new Thread(this);
        isRunning = true;
        queryArea.setText("");
        queryDisplayer.start();
        showStatus("Started display thread...");
      } else {
        showStatus("Display thread already running...");
      }
    } else if (event.getSource() == stopButton) {
      isRunning = false;
      showStatus("Stopped display thread...");
    } else if (event.getSource() == clearButton) {
      queryArea.setText("");
    }
  }

  /** The background thread takes the currentQueries
   *  object and every half-second places one of the queries
   *  the object holds into the bottom of the TextArea. When
   *  all of the queries have been shown, the thread copies
   *  the value of the nextQueries object into
   *  currentQueries, sends a new request to the server
   *  in order to repopulate nextQueries, and repeats
   *  the process.
   */

  public void run() {
    while(isRunning) {
      showQueries(currentQueries);
      currentQueries = nextQueries;
      nextQueries = new QueryCollection(address, currentPage);
    }
  }

  private void showQueries(QueryCollection queryEntry) {
    // If request has been sent to server but the result
    // isn't back yet, poll every second. This should
    // happen rarely but is possible with a slow network
    // connection or an overloaded server.
    while(!queryEntry.isDone()) {
      showStatus("Waiting for data from server...");
      pause(1);
    }
    showStatus("Received data from server...");
    String[] queries = queryEntry.getQueries();
    String linefeed = "\n";
    // Put a string into TextArea every half-second.
    for(int i=0; i
                                

FilterTag.java Custom tag that modifies the tag body

package cwp.tags;

import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
import java.io.*;
import cwp.*;

/** A tag that replaces <, >, ", and & with their HTML
 *  character entities (<, >, ", and &).
 *  After filtering, arbitrary strings can be placed
 *  in either the page body or in HTML attributes.
 *  <P>
 *  Taken from Core Web Programming Java 2 Edition
 *  from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press,
 *  .
 *  May be freely used or adapted.
 */

public class FilterTag extends BodyTagSupport {
  public int doAfterBody() {
    BodyContent body = getBodyContent();
    String filteredBody =
      ServletUtilities.filter(body.getString());
    try {
      JspWriter out = body.getEnclosingWriter();
      out.print(filteredBody);
    } catch(IOException ioe) {
      System.out.println("Error in FilterTag: " + ioe);
    }
    // SKIP_BODY means we're done. If we wanted to evaluate
    // and handle the body again, we'd return EVAL_BODY_TAG.
    return(SKIP_BODY);
  }
}