Michael Kay wrote:

Hi

> Does JSP/JSTL really require that?

  I don't really know JSP, but I know this is not XML.  Though there is
an XML variant, XJSP.  That could help the OP maybe, by remaining in
the XML world.

JSPs can be written in traditional JSP syntax or in JSP XML syntax
both formats are supported by the latest JSP 2.0/ JSP 2.1
specifications.

The name space URI of JSTL's core tag library can be specified in the
jsp:root element
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/syntax/2.0/syntaxref2024.html#1003283
if you are writing JSP in XML syntax.

Regards,

--drkm

-Regards
Rashmi