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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Vijayanand Sukumar <VS...@manage.com> on 2000/11/30 10:41:09 UTC

How to get webapp context path from javax.servlet API?

Hi ,
I need to know if there is a way to get the context path from without
creating  a dependency on tomcat. If my web-app context is /foo and I want
to convert a  URL relative to the current context back into an external URL
with the full  syntax.
Thanks
Vijayanand Sukumar
Software Engineer
Manage.com
eManagement for eBusiness
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2345 North First St.,
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Re: How to get webapp context path from javax.servlet API?

Posted by "Craig R. McClanahan" <Cr...@eng.sun.com>.

Vijayanand Sukumar wrote:

> Hi ,
> I need to know if there is a way to get the context path from without
> creating  a dependency on tomcat. If my web-app context is /foo and I want
> to convert a  URL relative to the current context back into an external URL
> with the full  syntax.

When processing a servlet request, simply call

    String contextPath = request.getContextPath();

and you can use this value to construct an absolute URL.

>
> Thanks
> Vijayanand Sukumar

Craig McClanahan