show items in columns table jsp

table.jsp

<c:if test="${not empty items}">
    <c:set var="itemColumns" value="3" />
    <table border="1">
        <tr>
            <c:forEach items="${items}" var="item" varStatus="itemStatus">
                <td><c:out value="${item}" /></td>
                <c:if test="${itemStatus.index % itemColumns eq itemColumns - 1}"></tr><tr></c:if>
            </c:forEach>
            <c:if test="${fn:length(items) % itemColumns gt 0}">
                <td colspan="${itemColumns - (fn:length(items) % itemColumns)}">&nbsp;</td>
            </c:if>
        </tr>
    </table>
</c:if>

<c:if test="${not empty items}">
    <c:set var="itemColumns" value="3" />
    <table border="1">
        <c:forEach items="${items}" var="item" varStatus="itemStatus">
            <c:if test="${itemStatus.index % itemColumns eq 0"><tr></c:if>
            <td><c:out value="${item}" /></td>
            <c:if test="${itemStatus.last and (fn:length(items) % itemColumns gt 0)}">
                <td colspan="${itemColumns - (fn:length(items) % itemColumns)}">&nbsp;</td>
            </c:if>
            <c:if test="${itemStatus.last or (itemStatus.index % itemColumns eq itemColumns - 1)}"></tr></c:if>
        </c:forEach>
    </table>
</c:if>