Question

My JSP looks similar to the following…

<%@page import "java.util.ArrayList"%>
<%@page import "java.util.List%>
<%@page contentType="application/json" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%
   ...
%>

Each <%%> is resulting in an extra new line… how can I prevent this from happening without having to glue all of the %><% together? This is resulting in 3+ new lines (pretty much one per import). If I blend all the imports together, it is still leaving at least one new line.

Answer 1

If you are using JSP 2.1 or higher you can use:

<%@ page trimDirectiveWhitespaces="true" %>

For older versions, and if you are using tomcat(!), you can use:

<init-param>
    <param-name>trimSpaces</param-name>
    <param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>

in your web.xml.