Probably a typo below, but getRequestURL arrived with the Servlet 2.3 spec. This means it is supported in Tomcat 4.x, but not in Tomcat 3.x which implements the Servlet 2.2 spec.
Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Trasuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Newbie question: Has anyone had trouble compiling code > containing HttpServletRequest.getRequestURL() ??? > > > Hi Adam: > > Somewhere in your compiler classpath, you've got an > older servlet.jar, as > the getRequestURL() method arrived in Servlet Spec 2.2. It may take a > little hunting to find it, especially if you're using an IDE > (I've run into > this problem with IBM VA-Java v3.5), but what you need to do > is get your > compiler to compile using the servlet.jar that you will find > in Tomcat's > /lib directory. > > Good luck, don't get discouraged, it all eventually works > pretty well... > > Greg Trasuk, President > StratusCom Manufacturing Systems Inc. - We use information > technology to > solve business problems on your plant floor. > http://stratuscom.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Wiener [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 4:08 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Newbie question: Has anyone had trouble compiling code > > containing HttpServletRequest.getRequestURL() ??? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I am currently running Tomcat 3.2.2 (I know, I've been meaning to > > upgrade...) and I am using the default servlet.jar that comes > > with that > > distribution. Whenever I try to compile the following code: > > > > public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) > > throws ServletException, IOException { > > res.setContentType("text/plain"); > > PrintWriter out = res.getWriter(); > > out.println(req.getRequestURL().toString()); > > } > > > > I get a compilation error saying that the compiler cannot > resolve the > > getRequestURL method in the HttpServletRequest Interface. > > > > However the following code compiles just fine: > > > > public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) > > throws ServletException, IOException { > > res.setContentType("text/plain"); > > PrintWriter out = res.getWriter(); > > out.println(req.getRequestURI()); > > } > > > > am I missing something really obvious? All the documentation > > I can find > > says the getRequestURL() method is valid... Anyone else > have a similar > > problem? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Adam > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
