to print current year in copy right footer using jstl

footer.jsp

<%-- java style --%>
<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@page import="java.util.Date"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Calendar"%>
<% pageContext.setAttribute("currentYear", java.util.Calendar.getInstance().get(java.util.Calendar.YEAR)); %>
Copyright 2001-<c:out value="${currentYear}" />
 
 
<%-- JSTL style --%>
<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
<c:set var="date" value="<%=new java.util.Date()%>" />
<fmt:formatDate value="${date}" pattern="yyyy" var="currentYear" />
Copyright 2001--<c:out value="${currentYear}" />
Current year is: <c:out value="${currentYear}" />