DO NOT REPLY [Bug 23211] New: - ServletContext,getRequestDispatcher throws exception for invalid path instead of returning null

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ServletContext,getRequestDispatcher throws exception for invalid path instead of returning null

           Summary: ServletContext,getRequestDispatcher throws exception for
                    invalid path instead of returning null
           Product: Tomcat 4
           Version: 4.1.24
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Servlet & JSP API
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: sthepper@hursley.ibm.com


when calling ServletContext,getRequestDispatcher("invalidPath") the method
throws an exception. However, the servlet javadocs specify to return null in
that case.

getRequestDispatcher

public RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String path)

    Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the resource
located at the given path. A RequestDispatcher object can be used to forward a
request to the resource or to include the resource in a response. The resource
can be dynamic or static.

    The pathname must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative to the
current context root. Use getContext to obtain a RequestDispatcher for resources
in foreign contexts. This method returns null if the ServletContext cannot
return a RequestDispatcher.

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