utilities-class for jsp-output

Hello,

I would like to source out some functions for my JSPs. So I decided to put them into a separate class. I was thinking about creating an abstract class that is called "Tools". Usually I need no instance of this class so I would like to call the functions by e.g.

"<%=Tools.mySpecialOutputMethodName() %>".

And here is my newbie-problem, because as far as I know I need to create Instances of classes with the "usebean:" - tag to use them in my JSPs. So how can I access my Tools-class-methods? Or did I start completely wrong?

Thank you vor your hints.

Sebastian

[612 byte] By [sgalonskaa] at [2007-9-19]