--- "Cox, Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RequestDisatcher is for dispatching (parts of)the > current request to other > resources in the same context without involving the > browser. This means that > it is not a new request(filters/valves/etc do not > get invoked), but it is > processed by the servlet/filter just like a request > directly to the > servlet/filter >
Lets say in my servlet I modify the HttpServletRequest changing the url to a statically accessible file, and pass it on to RequestDispatcher.forward. Now, does the DefaultServlet handle the static file? > The DefaultServlet handles static content. This is > not part of your servlet, > it is its own built-in servlet. If you need to > modify behavior(custom > auth,etc) then you can set up a filter that is > mapped to the static content. > > for example: > > the following mapping will cause 'MyFilter' to be > run for any file requested > from the /images directory. If you do not set up a > custom servlet to handle > /images/*, then the DefaultServlet will serve the > request file from your > 'images' directory provided your filter does not > intercept the request(i.e. > redirect to a login page). You have not told why we cannot do this in a Servlet using the RequestDispatcher.forward. Btw, If you feel I am dragging this topic on too much please say so - I would know I have not put down my question properly. Thank you, -rf __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>