Thanks, Vim. I read that page.
However, the web.xml you pasted here says "You may define any number of servlet mappings, including zero.It is also legal to define more than one mapping for the same servlet, if you wish to." That means it is not necessary to map each servlet I have in my web application right? --- vim m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Take a look at this web page. > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.0-doc/appdev/deployment.html > > There is a sample web.xml file given here. You will > do > well do read that. In the web.xml file it does state > that servlets can be called without making an entry > in > the web.xml file by using - > http://host/context-path/servlet/classname. > But I have not tried it so far. The doc also says > that > this method is not portable. Have pasted the web.xml > file below: > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > > <!DOCTYPE web-app > PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web > Application 2.3//EN" > "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> > > <web-app> > > > <!-- General description of your web application > --> > > <display-name>My Web Application</display-name> > <description> > This is version X.X of an application to > perform > a wild and wonderful task, based on servlets > and > JSP pages. It was written by Dave Developer > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), who should be contacted > for > more information. > </description> > > > <!-- Context initialization parameters that > define > shared > String constants used within your > application, which > can be customized by the system > administrator > who is > installing your application. The values > actually > assigned to these parameters can be > retrieved > in a > servlet or JSP page by calling: > > String value = > > getServletContext().getInitParameter("name"); > > where "name" matches the <param-name> > element > of > one of these initialization parameters. > > You can define any number of context > initialization > parameters, including zero. > --> > > <context-param> > <param-name>webmaster</param-name> > > <param-value>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</param-value> > <description> > The EMAIL address of the administrator to > whom > questions > and comments about this application should > be > addressed. > </description> > </context-param> > > > <!-- Servlet definitions for the servlets that > make up > your web application, including > initialization > parameters. With Tomcat, you can also send > requests > to servlets not listed here with a request > like this: > > > http://localhost:8080/{context-path}/servlet/{classname} > > but this usage is not guaranteed to be > portable. It also > makes relative references to images and > other > resources > required by your servlet more complicated, > so > defining > all of your servlets (and defining a > mapping > to them with > a servlet-mapping element) is recommended. > > Servlet initialization parameters can be > retrieved in a > servlet or JSP page by calling: > > String value = > > getServletConfig().getInitParameter("name"); > > where "name" matches the <param-name> > element > of > one of these initialization parameters. > > You can define any number of servlets, > including zero. > --> > > <servlet> > <servlet-name>controller</servlet-name> > <description> > This servlet plays the "controller" role in > the MVC architecture > used in this application. It is generally > mapped to the ".do" > filename extension with a <servlet-mapping> > element, and all form > submits in the app will be submitted to a > request URI like > "saveCustomer.do", which will therefore be > mapped to this servlet. > > The initialization parameter namess for this > servlet are the > "servlet path" that will be received by this > servlet (after the > filename extension is removed). The > corresponding value is the > name of the action class that will be used > to > process this request. > </description> > > <servlet-class>com.mycompany.mypackage.ControllerServlet</servlet-class> > <init-param> > <param-name>listOrders</param-name> > > <param-value>com.mycompany.myactions.ListOrdersAction</param-value> > </init-param> > <init-param> > <param-name>saveCustomer</param-name> > > <param-value>com.mycompany.myactions.SaveCustomerAction</param-value> > </init-param> > <!-- Load this servlet at server startup time > --> > <load-on-startup>5</load-on-startup> > </servlet> > > <servlet> > <servlet-name>graph</servlet-name> > <description> > This servlet produces GIF images that are > dynamically generated > graphs, based on the input parameters > included > on the request. > It is generally mapped to a specific request > URI like "/graph". > </description> > </servlet> > > > <!-- Define mappings that are used by the > servlet > container to > translate a particular request URI > (context-relative) to a > particular servlet. The examples below > correspond to the > servlet descriptions above. Thus, a > request > URI like: > > http://localhost:8080/{contextpath}/graph > > will be mapped to the "graph" servlet, > while > a request like: > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ 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]>
