Shawn Bayern The Jakarta-Taglibs Project: 'Standard' taglib: JSP(tm) Standard Tag Library (JSTL) RI
JSP(tm) Standard Tag Library reference implementation

The JSR-052 Expert Group, operating under the Java Community Process, will be hosting the reference implementation of the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) at Jakarta Taglibs. JSTL is not finalized yet, but early-access releases are currently available.

NOTE: JSTL requires a JSP container that supports the Java Servlet 2.3 and JavaServer Pages 1.2 specifications. Jakarta Tomcat 4 supports the new specifications.

IMPORTANT: This release of JSTL is an early-access release and does not represent a standard of any kind. The API and implementation are subject to change in the future. The major purpose of this release is to provide early information to the community of JSP developers about the direction and scope of JSTL. Community feedback is actively sought; if you have any comments, please email us at jsr052-comments@sun.com.

Early Access Release 2 made available for download. The "jsptl" tag library has been renamed to the "standard" tag library. JSPTL has been renamed to JSTL. Early Access Release 1.2 was made available for download. This version, like EA 1.1, was compatible with Tomcat 4.0. Early Access Release 1.1 was made available for download. This version was compatible with Tomcat 4 B6 and Tomcat 4.0. Early Access Release 1 of the JSTL was made available for download. JSTL contributed by the Java Community Process JSR-052 Expert Group and imported into CVS.

For more information about the JSP Standard Tag Library, look at the on-line documentation for Early Access 2:

For information on how to use the distributions, look at the following documentation:

Download a binary distribution of the JSP Standard Tag Library EA2 release:

Download the most recent, nightly snapshot:

Nightly build distributions of the development version for all the Jakarta-Taglibs are available for download:

List of contributors: