----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Bergsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: Possible to add dynamic string in an include directive?
> "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
> --
> Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com
> Author of JavaServer Pages (O'Reilly), http://TheJSPBook.com
>
>
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