inc/buttonbar.jspf
<%@ taglib prefix='c' uri='http://java.sun.com/jstl/core' %> <%-- include file to make a button bar --%> <table border='0' width='100%'> <tr> <td> <a href="<c:url value='/index.jsp'/>">Hogwart's Home</a> </td> <%-- is the user logged in? --%> <c:choose> <%-- logged in --%> <c:when test="${empty pageContext.request.userPrincipal}"> <td align='right'> <a href="<c:url value='/home.jsp'/>">login</a> </td> </c:when> <%-- not logged in --%> <c:otherwise> <td align='right'> <a href="<c:url value='/home.jsp'/>">your homepage</a> </td> <td align='right'> <a href="<c:url value='/logout.jsp'/>">logout</a> </td> </c:otherwise> </c:choose> </tr> </table>