[FIXED] .jsp dynamic table creation

Issue

I am trying to create a dynamic table within .jsp. I have been attempting to do so through scriptlets in the following way (this is pseudocode):

<%
PrintWriter writer = response.getWriter();

writer.println("<table>");

while(records in request object){
    writer.println("<tr>" + request.getAttribute().toString() + "</tr>");
    }

writer.println("</table");
writer.close();
%>

While the above method can and does work, it is both discouraged, and probably not the best way of accomplishing this task.

To my point and question - is there a better way to create such dynamic content?

Solution

It can be done without scriptlets:

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>

<c:if test="${not empty request.records}">

  <table>
    <c:forEach items="${request.records}" var="record">
       <tr><td> ${record} </td></tr>
    </c:forEach>
  </table>

</c:if>

Answered By - Krystian G