Why we use <div> tag if same things can be done in <table> tag?
Is it used to separate all the contents of the page like content, menu, header, footer?
What is the significance of using a tag in JSP?
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divs are block line elements. They are often used as containers for CSS alignment and styling, and can provide a nice break. However, Robby is right. This is easily googleable and I'm not sure how JSP fits in here.
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You should read more about *what* is HTML and then ask yourself the same thing about JSP (and *why* introducing a new view technology in your project). But don't go too fast or you'll end up asking this kind of question. Take your time :)
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Question in title:
What is the significance of using a <div> tag in JSP?
<div> is html. JSP is html (including css, javascript and other resources like images) + Java server side elements:
- Java code called scriptlet which should be avoided at all
- Expression language, that thing between
${} and #{}
- Proper tags like JSTL.
The former provides static content while the latter provides dynamic content in the produced web page. You combine both to get a well formed fancy web page to show to your users.
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Why we use <div> tag if same things can be done in <table> tag?
No need to reinvent the wheel. It is answered here: Actual table Vs. Div table
Is it used to separate all the contents of the page like content, menu, header, footer?
Since HTML 5 you use <article> (content), <menuitem> (menu), <header> (header), <footer> (footer) instead of lot of <div>s. Still, you can keep using <div> for these purposes. More info: HTML5 New Elements
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8Is Google down again? – Robby Cornelissen Aug 15 '14 at 15:44
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2divs are block line elements. They are often used as containers for CSS alignment and styling, and can provide a nice break. However, Robby is right. This is easily googleable and I'm not sure how JSP fits in here. – Sterling Archer Aug 15 '14 at 15:47
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You should read more about *what* is HTML and then ask yourself the same thing about JSP (and *why* introducing a new view technology in your project). But don't go too fast or you'll end up asking this kind of question. Take your time :) – m4rtin Aug 15 '14 at 15:47
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Question in title:
What is the significance of using a
<div>tag in JSP?
<div> is html. JSP is html (including css, javascript and other resources like images) + Java server side elements:
- Java code called scriptlet which should be avoided at all
- Expression language, that thing between
${}and#{} - Proper tags like JSTL.
The former provides static content while the latter provides dynamic content in the produced web page. You combine both to get a well formed fancy web page to show to your users.
Questions in body of the post:
Why we use
<div>tag if same things can be done in<table>tag?
No need to reinvent the wheel. It is answered here: Actual table Vs. Div table
Is it used to separate all the contents of the page like content, menu, header, footer?
Since HTML 5 you use <article> (content), <menuitem> (menu), <header> (header), <footer> (footer) instead of lot of <div>s. Still, you can keep using <div> for these purposes. More info: HTML5 New Elements
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