Re: Servlet Mapping to /

[Trevor MacPhail]

Craig R. McClanahan wrote:

On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Trevor MacPhail wrote:

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:17:18 -0800
From: Trevor MacPhail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Servlet Mapping to /

How can I set up a servlet-mapping to map a specific servlet to
http://host:port/ but still have it available that any static file
without a maping can be accessed still?

I tried the following:

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>HomePage</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

but this causes anything that doesnt already have a mapping to be
interpreted as the HomePage servlet. Which means I cant have my servlets
refering to static files such as http://host:port/images/something.jpg.

What url-pattern should I use to get it to allow only / in the mapping?

You don't want to use s servlet mapping for this. Use a welcome file
instead.

Ok, then the question I have now is, how do I set up a welcome-file to be a servlet instead of a static file?

I've tried <welcome-file>HomePage</welcome-file> but that didnt work.

I've also tried <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> combined with:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>HomePage</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/index.html</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

but that didnt work either.

--
Trevor MacPhail


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