No because I don't have a Request. In other words, the request object I have is from the current servlet-context, but when I do nextContext=currentContext.getContext(nexturi), all I have about this other context is the context object itself and the server-root-relative URI for "some" resource somewhere within the new context.
Thanks! -Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:33 PM Subject: Re: howto get the context path from a ServletContext? > Is getContextPath() possibly what you're looking for? It's found in the > HttpServletRequest interface. > > > At 07:23 PM 1/8/2002 +0100, you wrote: > >Is there a way to figure out the context path from a given ServletContext? > I'm inside one context and am trying to dispatch to a resource in another > context based upon the absolute URI (in other words, a uri relative to the > server root). > > > >I can get the proper servlet context as follows: > > > >nextContext = thisServletContext.getContext(dispatch_to_this_uri); > > > >but then I cannot figure out how to do a dispatch to the uri because I > don't know how to strip off the context path from the front of the URI! > > > >I have a feeling I'm asking a really stupid question, but I'm going blind > from looking at the servlet 2.3 javadoc for so long! > > > >Can anyone help? > > > >Thanks! > > > >Best regards, > > > >Richard > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>