if...else within JSP or JSTL

Question

I want to output some HTML code based on some condition in a JSP file.

if (condition 1) {
    Some HTML code specific for condition 1
}
else if (condition 2) {
    Some HTML code specific for condition 2
}

How can I do that? Should I use JSTL?

Answer 1

Should I use JSTL ?

Yes.

You can use <c:if> and <c:choose> tags to make conditional rendering in jsp using JSTL.

To simulate if , you can use:

<c:if test="condition"></c:if>

To simulate if...else, you can use:

<c:choose>
    <c:when test="${param.enter=='1'}">
        pizza. 
        <br />
    </c:when>    
    <c:otherwise>
        pizzas. 
        <br />
    </c:otherwise>
</c:choose>