"Duffey, Kevin" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am including a header and footer on every page to give a consistent top
> and bottom menu look. I use compile-time includes instead of run-time. I
> prefer a bit bigger servlet with a little more performance than the runtime
> chaining from one servlet to the next, plus the compile-time makes sure any
> variables I declare in one include (or above it) are usable throughout the
> entire page.
>
> Anyways, I am deploying using two (or more) web-apps in one container. I use
> a contextPath to indicate where a resource is, so I want to do something
> like this:
>
> <%
> String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
> %>
>
> <%@ include file="<%= contextPath %>/path/header.inc" %>
>
> stuff..
>
> <%@ include file="<%= contextPath %>/path/footer.inc" %>
>
> Is this possible to include a dynamic variable? I get errors right now, so
> the question is, is there any way to do this?
A path that starts with a slash in the file attribute is interpreted
as context-relative by the container; no need to add the context
path yourself.
Considering how many questions you have had about paths lately, I really
recommend that you read the section about path interpretation
in Chapter 12 of my book:
<http://TheJSPBook.com/>
Hans
Hans
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Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com
Author of JavaServer Pages (O'Reilly), http://TheJSPBook.com
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