chris monster wrote:
> in the api-docs for ServletContext.getResource( String path ), it is
> further specified that:
>
> "This method returns null if no resource is mapped to the pathname."
>
> and
>
> "The path must begin with a "/"..."
>
> are these stipulations in the servlet api-docs valid?
Yes.
>
>
> in testing several containers including Tomcat 3.1.1, i was unable to
> get a null ( where a test for null would have been, um, desirable ), nor
> did it appear that the presence or absence of a leading "/" made any
> difference.
>
What did you get instead of null when there's no resource at that path?
I've used ServletContext.getResource( String path ) using Tomcat4 and it followed the
spec -- returns null if no resource is mapped and path must begin with a "/" relative
to the current context root. However, I can't say much about tomcat3.1.1 since I
haven't tested against it.
Amy
>
> by way of contrast, consider the tantalizingly similar:
>
> java.lang.ClassLoader.getResource( String path )
>
> which specifically does *not* expect a leading slash, and very
> definitely returns null when the resource does not exist.
>
>
> reference:
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/2.2/javadoc/javax/servlet/ServletContext.html
>
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/lang/ClassLoader.html
