Re: How can a class figure out directory path to where it was installed ?

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From: Paul Furbacher [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 19:01

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Alex Colic wrote:

> I am trying to create a servlet that will allow users to modify their
> web.xml file. I know the class is going to be installed in the lib directory
> of the web-inf directory. I am trying to create a file object with the path
> to this directory.
> How do I construct a file object pointing to the directory from which the
> class is located. I can then work by way up a directory and then to the
> web.xml file.

Why not make it simpler by asking the container (the web/app server) 
for the Web-inf folder path?  Or, if your Web/app server doesn't 
have that info available through some API, you could take the 
approach of setting a System property on the command-line which
starts up the Web/app server's VM.  

  java -DxmlPath=c:/appserver/.../Web-inf  ....

Paul Furbacher (TeamB)
 - Please send responses to newsgroups only.  Thank you.

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