Why would it convert the period to a slash? Shouldn't it be:
getServletPath -> /foo/bar.thtml
getPathInfo -> null
(*Chris*)
----- Original Message -----
From: Hans Bergsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Servlet Engine Question
> Gabriel Wong wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Should request.getServletPath() return only the servlet name
> > (mypackage.myservlet) or servlet preceded by any path alias
> > (/mypathalias/mypackage.myservlet) ?
>
> Neither. It should return the part of the URI path used to identify
> the servlet. So if you have a mapping of the URI path
> /catalog=catalogServlet
> a request like /catalog/foo/bar should give the following strings
> to the servlet:
> getServletPath -> /catalog
> getPathInfo -> /foo/bar
>
> There's been a lot of discussions about what to return for servlets
> mapped to file name extensions on the "expert" list, but the winning
> proposal is this: if you have a mapping
> .thtml=templateServlet
> a request like /foo/bar.thtml should give the following strings
> getServletPath -> /foo/bar/thtml
> getPathInfo -> null
>
> All of this will most likely be clarified in the next revision of
> the spec.
>
> --
> Hans Bergsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Gefion Software http://www.gefionsoftware.com
>
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