default directory for files in tomcat 2004-01-22 - By Shapira, Yoav
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Howdy,
>In the Servlet init() method you can call a method called getRealPath()
>
>This will return the name of the directory where your webapp is
deployed.
>You may need to store this is a system property or a static classs for
>future use as it's only availalble on startup.
This is one of those posts that puts me on edge ;) (Long-time observers
of this list know what I mean ;))
The getRealPath method is available during the servlet's entire
lifecycle, not just during the init method.
The getRealPath method does not work when running a packed WAR file (it
returns null by definition). Servlet containers are required to support
webapps running as a packed WAR, and not required to support other
webapp distributions (e.g. exploded/filesystem). Therefore, by relying
on the getRealPath method you compromise the portability of your webapp.
It's one thing to follow bad design/development practices yourself --
it's your code, your app, do whatever you want. But please don't share
these practices as advice ;)
Yoav Shapira
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