jsp, is a JSP where one variable is initialized and incremented. This JSP is converted to the servlet (demo_jsp. class ) wherein the JSP engine loads the JSP Page and converts to servlet content.

What is a JSP page translated into?

When a request is mapped to a JSP page, it is handled by a special servlet that first checks whether the JSP page’s servlet is older than the JSP page. If it is, it translates the JSP page into a servlet class and compiles the class.

What is JSP compilation?

JSP Compilation When a browser asks for a JSP, the JSP engine first checks to see whether it needs to compile the page. If the page has never been compiled, or if the JSP has been modified since it was last compiled, the JSP engine compiles the page. The compilation process involves three steps − Parsing the JSP.