Reuse.
Taglibs are callable routines for JSP pages.
Scriptlets tend to devolve into cut and paste spaghetti.
See also < http://www.servlets.com/soapbox/problems-jsp.html >
Firmin David wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Members of my team are gradually turning against using the Struts taglibs
> and resorting to scriptlets.
> IMHO: scriptlets bad, tags good. I've had more experience in using them
> than the others, but I'm finding it difficult to fight my corner in the face
> of ever increasing skepticism.
> Could anyone out there with really valid arguments as to why the use of the
> Struts taglibs (especially the logic tags as they're getting the most grief
> from my team at the moment) or taglibs in general is "good", or why the use
> of scriptlets is "bad" help me out (in the interest of fairness, vice versa
> arguments also happily received!)??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards
> David
>
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