oc-files/TagProtocol.gif" alt="Lifecycle Details Transition Diagram for Tag">
 
 <p>
 Once all invocations on the tag handler are completed, the release method is invoked on it. Once a release method is
 invoked <em>all</em> properties, including parent and pageContext, are assumed to have been reset to an unspecified
 value. The page compiler guarantees that release() will be invoked on the Tag handler before the handler is released
 to the GC.
 </p>

 <p>
 <B>Empty and Non-Empty Action</B>
 </p>
 <p>
 If 