This is because your web browser which needs to send request to the server
has no idea about your application context whereas
getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher().forward() will only forward
stuff within your own context so prepending the context would be redundant
here.
Jake
At 11:00 PM 8/12/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm new to this list and really need some help. Let me frame the scenario:
>
>I have CATALINA_HOME set to C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.4\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.4.
>The rest of the directory structure (and file locations) is as follows:
>
>CATALINA_HOME
> |
> +-- webapps
> |
> +-- demo
> |
> +-- jsp
> |
> +-- WEB-INF
> |
> +-- classes
>
>The "classes" directory contains MyServlet.class, WEB-INF contains web.xml,
>"jsp" contains both SourceJsp.jsp and TargetJsp.jsp.
>
>SourceJsp.jsp displays a submit button, which then calls TargetJsp.jsp,
>i.e., it contains the line "<FORM METHOD="POST"
>ACTION="/demo/jsp/TargetJsp.jsp">". I then have a Servlet, MyServlet.java
>that also calls TargetJsp.jsp. MyServlet.java contains the line
>"this.getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/jsp/TargetJsp.jsp").forward
>(req, resp)".
>
>Please pay attention to the path difference between these two calls.
>SourceJsp.jsp and MyServlet.java both "invoke" the same TargetJsp.jsp,
>however, the paths are different: SourceJsp.jsp = /demo/jsp/TargetJsp.jsp;
>MyServlet.java = /jsp/TargetJsp.jsp.
>
>I need to understand why this must be the case. What is the difference
>between a JSP invoking a JSP and a Servlet invoking a JSP with regard to the
>paths required for such invocation?
>
>Thank you for your help! I appreciate it!
>
>Regards,
>
>Adam
>
>
>
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