migrated from sourceforge tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=1543482&group_id=93991&atid=606303 TLD's can become quite long, especially if example code is provided. One way to manage large XML documents is by using XML entities, but the plugin doesn't process the entities. (This may be a Maven infrastructure issue.) <!DOCTYPE taglib PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JSP Tag Library 1.2//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-jsptaglibrary_1_2.dtd" [<!ENTITY doubleselect-example SYSTEM "examples/doubleselect.xml">] > ... </attribute> &doubleselect-example; </tag> ... examples/doubleselect.xml <example> <s:doubleselect label="doubleselect test1" name="menu" list="{'fruit','other'}" doubleName="dishes" doubleList="top == 'fruit' ? {'apple', 'orange'} : {'monkey', 'chicken'}" /> <s:doubleselect label="doubleselect test2" name="menu" list="#{'fruit':'Nice Fruits', 'other':'Other Dishes'}" doubleName="dishes" doubleList="top == 'fruit' ? {'apple', 'orange'}} : {'monkey', 'chicken'}" /> </example> -Ted.