[Juglist] access to servlet packages in WEB-INF/classes

[Richard O. Hammer]

I'm using Eclipse and MyEclipse building a webapp with a standard 
directory structure:

  WebRoot
    .jsp files
    WEB-INF
      classes
      lib
In several of my JSPs I have the same need which would be well served 
by having one centrally located utility class, where I can put a 
method accessible to all the JSPs.

Question 1: Do I pretty much need to put that utility class down in 
/WEB-INF/classes?  Am I correct that there is no natural way to put 
such a class up in WebRoot with the JSPs which use it?

Trying to write my method in a utility class down there in 
/WEB-INF/classes, I discover that HttpServletRequest can't be resolved 
down there.  I gather the servlet jar is not on the build path, not 
for the lowly citizens of /WEB-INF/classes anyhow.  But it seems 
obvious to me that the servlet jar is accessible to my JSPs, which can 
refer freely to the servlet packages.  Seems sort of unfair.

Question 2: What is the best way for my class down in /WEB-INF/classes 
to get access to the servlet packages.

Thank you,

Rich

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