JSP Processing instruction not closed

Question

I tried to include an HTML file to my JSP but I eclipse show'd this error

The included file

<%@include file="includes/head.html" %>

And the error

Processing instruction not closed

And this is just the simple JSP

<%@include file = "includes/head.html" %>

    <form action = "#" method = "POST">
        Username: <input type = "text" name = "username"><br/>
        Password: <input type = "password" name = "password"><br/>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Wild guess: all the code examples I can find have a space between the `@` and the `include`, try adding one? Also, does the error go away when you remove the whole directive? (To make sure that's where the problem is.) It's also possible the error is actually in the included file. — millimoose, Oct 07 '12 at 10:32
Could you please provide head.html file because this will run file may problem with head.html. Error shows that "Not able to parse file" — Nishant Solanki, Oct 08 '12 at 07:15
Post your `head.html` here. It seems that you've missed any `closing tag` in `head.html`. — sohel khalifa, Oct 16 '12 at 06:56
along with the comment by @subodh I have found that sometimes Eclipse (if you are using it) get's believes an error is created while you are typing in a legitimate include/link (css)/or script file tag. I have had luck closing and reopening Eclipse. — Queso, Jul 09 '13 at 19:54

score 65 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 10 '13 at 03:30

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Select All, Backspace,Then ctrl+z to revert. works for me. But someone who knows eclipse well might shed some light as to why this happens

answered Jul 10 '13 at 03:30

Anurag Priyadarshi

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damn! it worked like charm. Could it be a bug in Eclipse Editor ? This happens a lot of time with me. The code is correct but still I'm left wondering about my opening and closing tags. This annoying thing just wastes my time unnecessarily. – Karan Sharma Jan 07 '14 at 03:12
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Damn!, wasted more time, your post helped me a lot – optimus Sep 18 '14 at 06:09
WOW!! it worked!! I don't know how and why. Thanks!! :D – Eleven May 21 '15 at 06:11
Half an hour searching for the mistake, read and try this. All solved. Thank a lot. – Iker Obregon Reigosa Mar 10 '16 at 14:14

Jaichander · Answer 2 · 2016-11-23T11:36:00.567

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This seems crazy but press ctrl + A,ctrl + x,paste and save the code,Bug is cleared

edited Nov 23 '16 at 11:36

answered Jul 13 '14 at 05:34

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 29 '16 at 19:34

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Also, closing the document and opening it again appears to work (please remember to save the document first).

answered Sep 29 '16 at 19:34

Mindsect Team

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '14 at 06:15

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i try Anurag Priyadarshi answer but it didnt work. But i get rid of that error by restart the eclipse, u might wanna try it it works for me. :)

answered May 13 '14 at 06:15

idzi

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 12 '16 at 07:10

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Save same code in new file by deleting the error file does worked for me.

answered Aug 12 '16 at 07:10

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 16 '12 at 06:27

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Try giving a space after @.

<%@ include file="includes/head.html" %>.

Also if head.html is in other directory then absolute path should start with / or .. Try <%@ include file="/includes/head.html" %> or

<%@ include file="../includes/head.html" %>.

answered Oct 16 '12 at 06:27

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 09 '19 at 11:54

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Restarting eclipse worked for me.

answered Dec 09 '19 at 11:54

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