which path is required in WAR file

[Gorkal Raghavendra]

hi i have one doubt regarding one question.

Which path is required to be present in a war file???
A /WEB-INF/web.xml
B /WEB-INF/classes
C./MANIFEST-INF
i think the answer is that web.xml must be present.

[Irina Goble]

Hints:
A web application might not use any Java classes.
MANIFEST-INF is a madeup name.

[Kunal Jag]

About web.xml
The servlet specification mandates the DD file- web.xml to be a part of every Web application. Please note that with Java EE 5, the Web application DD is optional for simple applications containing JSP pages and static files. If your web module does not contain any servlets, filter, or listener components then it does not need a DD.

About META-INF
When a Web application is deployed as a WAR, the container creates a directory called META-INF inside the document root, the META-INF contains dependencies and information useful to Java archive tools.

Regards,

[deepa raj]

In Java EE 5, is it possible to deploy the war file without web.xml though it has only jsp files ?

[Christophe Verré]

The exam is about servlets 2.4, so be careful if you start messing with Servlets 2.5 specification.

[deepa raj]

So , what should be the answer for the question mentioned ?

is it web.xml?

[Kunal Jag]

The exam is about servlets 2.4, so be careful if you start messing with Servlets 2.5 specification.

That's a very apt statement. In Servlets 2.4 spec, web.xml is a mandatory artifact. That said, it's always good to know about new changes in the spec.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Originally posted by deepa raj:
So , what should be the answer for the question mentioned ?

A /WEB-INF/web.xml and

B /WEB-INF/classes


correct me ,if i am wrong