What is the difference between and <%@ include file = ... >?
Both the tag includes the information from one page in another. The differences are as follows:
<%@ include file = ... >: In this case the content of the included file is textually embedded in the page that have <%@ include file=".."> directive. In this case in the included file changes, the changed content will not included in the output. This approach is used when the code from one jsp file required to include in multiple jsp files.