int start = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("start")); 
System.out.println ("Start:" + start); 
int page = 4; 
// create a message list 
Message[] list = new Message[16]; 
for (int i=0; i< list.length; i++){ 
list[i] = new Message(i ,"message" + i); 
} 
request.setAttribute("list", list); 
request.setAttribute("start", new Integer(start)); 
request.setAttribute("page", new Integer(page)); 
// if there is a previous page, set the previous variable 
int previous = start-page; 
if ( previous >=0 ){ 
request.setAttribute("previous", new Integer(previous)); 
System.out.println ("previous:" + previous); 
} 
// if there is a next page, set the next variable 
int next = start+page; 
if ( next< list.length ){ 
request.setAttribute("next", new Integer(next)); 
System.out.println ("next:" + next); 
} 
return (mapping.findForward("success")); 

< logic:iterate id="message" name="list" offset="start" length="page" > 
< br >< html:link 
paramId="id" paramName="message" paramProperty="id" 
page="/messagedetail.do" > 
< bean:write name="message" property="name" / > 
< /html:link > 
< /logic:iterate > 
< logic:present name="previous" > 
< br >< html:link 
paramId="start" paramName="previous" 
page="/messagelist.do" > 

< /html:link > 
< /logic:present > 
< logic:present name="next" > 
< br >< html:link 
paramId="start" paramName="next" 
page="/messagelist.do" > 

< /html:link > 
< /logic:present >