jsp choose statement
<ul>
            <%-- Check for the activeState parameter to decide which css to use --%>
            <c:choose>
                <c:when test='${requestScope.activeState == "home"}'>
                    <li><a href="index.jsp" class="active"><span>Home</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="index.jsp"><span>Home</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>

            <c:choose>
                <c:when test='${requestScope.activeState == "about"}'>
                    <li><a href="about.jsp" class="active"><span>About Us</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="about.jsp"><span>About Us</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>

            <c:choose>
                <c:when test='${requestScope.activeState == "contact"}'>
                    <li><a href="contact.jsp" class="active"><span>Contact Us</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="contact.jsp"><span>Contact Us</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>
        </ul>

<jsp:include page="header.jsp">
    <jsp:param value="home" name="activeState"/>
</jsp:include>

<c:choose>
                <c:when test='false'>
                    <li><a href="index.jsp" class="active"><span>Home</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="index.jsp"><span>Home</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>

            <c:choose>
                <c:when test='false'>
                    <li><a href="about.jsp" class="active"><span>About Us</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="about.jsp"><span>About Us</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>

            <c:choose>
                <c:when test='false'>
                    <li><a href="contact.jsp" class="active"><span>Contact Us</span></a></li>
                </c:when>
                <c:otherwise>
                    <li><a href="contact.jsp"><span>Contact Us</span></a></li>
                </c:otherwise>
            </c:choose>

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>