Servlet not mapping to URL

[Bill Clar]

I have a servlet that is not mapping to my URL:

	<servlet-mapping>
		<servlet-name>view</servlet-name>
		<url-pattern>/View/*</url-pattern>
	</servlet-mapping>

When I try to call the Servlet from a JSP:

		<a href="/View/viewFlow?V1">V1</a>

The resulting link is http://localhost:9080/View/viewFlow?V1. It's bypassing the project name. The link should be http://localhost:9080/TestFlow/View/viewFlow?V1.

Any suggestions?

[Stefan Evans]

You want the FAQ on Relative Links


That should point you towards injecting the project name into the url like so:

<a href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/View/viewFlow?V1">V1</a>

An alternative is to use the <c:url> tag which injects it automagically.

<c:url var="viewFlowUrl" value="/View/viewFlow">
  <c:param name="V1" value=""/>
</c:url>
<a href="${viewFlowUrl}">V1</a>

[Bill Clar]

Thanks Stefan!