The <jsp:forward> action passes the request-processing control to another JSP page or servlet in the same web application. The execution of the current page is terminated, giving the target resource full control over the request.

When the <jsp:forward> action is executed, the buffer is cleared of any response content. If the response has already been committed (i.e., partly sent to the browser), the forwarding fails with an IllegalStateException.

The action adjusts the URI path information available through the implicit request object to reflect the URI path information for the target resource. All other request information is left untouched, so the target resource has access to all the original parameters and headers passed with the request. Additional parameters can be passed to the target resource through <jsp:param> elements in the <jsp:forward> element's body.

Example:

<jsp:forward page="list.jsp" />

Mandatory. A page- or context-relative URI path to which the resource will forward users.