what is the difference between

<jsp:useBean id="newsfeed" class="com.wrox.begjsp.ch2.NewsFeed" scope="request/>
<jsp:setPreperty name="newsfeed" property="topic" value="weather"/>

and

<jsp:useBean id="newsfeed" class="com.wrox.begjsp.ch2.NewsFeed" scope="request>
<jsp:setPreperty name="newsfeed" property="topic" value="weather"/>
</jsp:useBean>

because in the last exercise this two scripts/statements have different results.

James



What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
Matthew 16:26

The difference is explained on Page 244 in Chapter 8.

The code inside the tag body will not be executed if the
JavaBean cannot be located or created.