Hi David. This method works great. Thanks Is there any downside to using it? Is it still considered "standard"?
-----Original Message----- From: Karr, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:21 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: JSTL and EL question - SOLVED The setup can be a little simpler than this. The taglib jar can contain the TLD for the taglib in the "META-INF" directory of the jar. If it is present there, you do not have to deploy the TLD separately. In addition, if the TLD is present there, you do not have to have the explicit taglib map in your "web.xml" file. In this case, your "taglib" directive in the JSP page needs to specify the URI that is specified in the TLD in the taglib jar file, which is hopefully documented in the taglib documentation (so you don't have to open the file in the jar file). If this is done correctly, you can skip steps 2 and 3 of this process. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikola Milutinovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:21 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: JSTL and EL question - SOLVED > > > I thought I liked the idea of having the taglib in the web.xml file. > > When I try it I'm getting "This absolute uri > > (http://java.sun.com/jstl/core) cannot be resolved in either web.xml or > > the jar files deployed with this application". Do I have to download it > > somewhere in order to use it in the web.xml file? Any ideas? > > :-) > > OK, four things when dealing with ANY tag library: > > 1. PLACE JAR FILES > > Place JAR files that hold implementation of the tag library in a directory > where Tomcat will pick it up. Either make it "WEB-INF/lib/" (private) or > "${CATALINA_HOME}/shared/lib" (all web-apps will have access to it). You > could place it in "${CATALINA_HOME}/common/lib", but I don't see the point > in Tomcat having access to those JARs. There was a discussion recently > naming pros/cons of each choice (Craig), so look up the archives. > > 2. PLACE TLD > > Place TLD files (Tag Library Descriptor) in either "WEB-INF/" or (if I > recall correctly) "WEB-INF/taglibs/". The first placement will require for > "location" in "web.xml" file to be absolute: "/WEB-INF/<name>.tld", while > the second will allow for relative links: "<name>.tld" > > 3. DECLARE TLD IN WEB.XML > > This part you've already seen. > > <taglib> > <taglib-uri>http://java.sun.com/jstl/core</taglib-uri> > <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/c.tld</taglib-location> > </taglib> > > 4. DECLARE TLD USAGE IN JSP > > This you've seen > > <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core"; prefix="c" %> > > The prefix is up to you. > > Nix. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
