u can see this in java code generated for the JSP.
<! <Datatype> <variable> %> : a variable declared like this will be outside
the _jsp_service() method (Class level) whereas the
<% <Datatype> <variable> %> : a variable declared like this will be within
the _jsp_service() method (local)
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Preston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: Variable declaration
> <%! declares variable at class level while <% declares variable at service
> method level. Therefore, <%! variables are shared by all clients
accessing
> page and need to be made thread safe ect, but <% variables will only be
> access in the scope of a single request.
>
>
> >From: Ashish Bhatia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and
> > reference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Variable declaration
> >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:44:20 +0530
> >
> >Hi,
> > What is the difference in declaring the variables as
> >
> > <! <Datatype> <variable> %>
> > Vs.
> > <% <Datatype> <variable> %>
> >
> >as far as concurrent users are concerned. I mean if two users are
accessing
> >the same JSP page and submitting the information at the same time, will
the
> >two have different instances of these variables, inspite of the requests
> >being served by the same servlet formed after compiling the JSP page.
> >Please help me in resolving this confusion.
> >
> >
> >Thanks and Regards
> >Ashish Bhatia
> >NIIT LTD.
> >8, Balaji Estate
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> >
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