The core group

The core group of tags are the most frequently used JSTL tags. Some useful core tags include the following:
❑ <c:if> for conditional flow
❑ <c:forEach> and <c:forTokens> for iteration
❑ <c:choose>...<c:when>....<c:otherwise> for selective flow between mutually exclusive
code
❑ <c:set> and <c:remove> for working with scoped variables
❑ <c:out> for rendering the value of variables and expressions
❑ <c:catch> for working with Java exceptions
❑ <c:url> for creating and working with URLs