sayHelloWithAttr.tag

<%@ tag language="java" %>
<%@ attribute name="color" required="false" %> <!-- the color attribute -->
<%@ attribute name="size" required="false" %> <!-- the size attribute -->
<%
String varColor; //local variable for varcolor
int varSize; //size variable

try {
 varSize = Integer.parseInt(size); //parse the size arrtibute to integer
}catch(Exception e) {varSize = 12;}

if(color != null) varColor = color; //if color has a value set varcolor to color
else varColor = "black"; //if it is null
%>

<h1 style="color:<%=varColor%>;font-size:<%=varSize%>px;">hello there from jsp tag</h1>