<prefix:choose> ये tag; <prefix:when> और <prefix:otherwise> tag का parent tag होता है | इस tag के अन्दर इनके child tags के साथ conditional operations किये जाते है |

<prefix:choose> इस tag में दिए गए दो tags elseif statement के जैसे होते है |

Syntax for <prefix:choose> in JSTL

<prefix:choose>
<prefix:when test=${expression}>
---
</prefix:when>
<prefix:otherwise>  <%--this tag is optional --%>
---
</prefix:otherwise>
</prefix:choose>

<prefix:choose> Attribute in JSTL

<prefix:choose> tag के लिए कोई attribute नहीं होता है |

Example for <prefix:choose> Tag in JSTL

Source Code :

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

<% int a = 10; %>   
<c:choose>  
<c:when test="${a < 5}">
a is less than 5
</c:when>
<c:when test="${a == 5}">
a is equal to 5
</c:when>
<c:otherwise>
a is greater than 5
</c:otherwise>
</c:choose>  

Output :

a is greater than 5