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Posted to dev@tomcat.apache.org by bu...@apache.org on 2002/08/27 10:38:09 UTC

DO NOT REPLY [Bug 12067] - Tomcat 4.0.4 returns [null] for getServletContext getRealPath for unpacked wars

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Tomcat 4.0.4 returns [null] for getServletContext getRealPath for unpacked wars

remm@apache.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID



------- Additional Comments From remm@apache.org  2002-08-27 08:38 -------
It is allowed to return null in that case, so it is not a bug as Scott
mentioned. This is a beneficial feature in the specification as it allows
filesystem indepedence, so it is unlikely this will be changed.
It is best if your webapp does not rely on having direct filesystem access. Use
getResource or getResourceAsStream if you can.

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