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Adding JAR file versus Adding both JAR and Java EE Module Dependency

I have a simple Java Web Module project. This project has an index.html which has a form where one can enter a number. This form when submitted leads the flow to a servlet in the project which displays the double of that number.

There is also a JAR file in build path, a JAR of a Simple Java Project which has two classes each of which having one function returning an integer.

Question: I know to access functionality of that Simple Java Project, I need its JAR in build path. My Web Project is working fine now. However some hours back it was not. It did not show any compile time error but when time came for the servlet to run from module, it gave a 500 error. It was mitigated only if I retained the JAR in build path and added the Simple Java Project j2 to Java EE Module Dependencies. Why did I have to add the project when its JAR was already there?

Am I right in saying only adding the JAR file is enough to access the two classes in Simple Java Project or do I need to add that Simple Java Project in EE Module Dependency as well?

However, some hours later, this web module is running fine without me adding Simple Java Project j2 to Java EE Module Dependencies.

1). Simple Java Project :  j2
 
a).  public class class1 {    int class1_function() {  return 1000; }   }
 
b).   public class class2 {   int class2_function(){  return 2000;  }    }
 
2).Web Module Project: p2
 
a).Servlet s1:
 
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
 
 
public class s1 extends HttpServlet {
 
public void init (ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {super.init (config);}
 
 
protected void doPost (HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
String number=null;
class1 c1=new class1();
class2 c2=new class2();
int i;
 
response.setContentType ("text/html");
PrintWriter out = response.getWriter ();
out.println ("<html>");
out.println ("<body>");
number=request.getParameter ("text1");
i=Integer.valueOf(number);
 
out.println("<br><br><h1> The double of the entered number is:    "+ (i*2)+ "</h1>");
out.println ("<br> Total of the ints from two classes: "+(c1.class1_function()+c2.class2_function())+"<br>");
out.println("</body>");
out.println("</html>");
out.close();
}
} 
 
b). Form index.html
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>Insert title here</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="s1" >
<br>
 
Input a number please:
 
<input type= "text" name= "text1" >  </input>
 
<center><input type="submit"/></center>
</form>
</body>
 
</html>

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filosof

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filosof

PS for finding the path to the deployment folder try investigating the console or launch configurations. this path is written somewhere . i dont remember where:) it will be hard to find in folder .metadata because it contains tons of trash

perfect_tranquility

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filesof: thank you so much for replying fast. just one last query:

You said :"When you use Java EE plug-ins in Eclipse you need to specify Java EE module dependencies"

Did you mean plug in for application servers and Servlet Containers like Tomcat? I installed both of those and then added them under Servers in Eclipse Ganymede.

Thanks

perfect_tranquility

ASKER

Also what you said about the cache looks highly possible, I re-ran that application again deleting the EE dependencies. It again gave me an error 500, but once I added those and ran the application, then the application ran fine everytime irrespective of whether I had EE dependencies specified or not, That looks like cache behavior.

As reagrds thr path to the deployment folder, I assume it should be in the "workspace" folder.
I can see the workspace location by going to File--> Switch WorkSpace

I can see all the projects there in that folder in "workspace" folder. I checked .metadata as I did not find anything that might interest me,lol

I went straight to my project folder t1 and under that straight to .classpath. It does mention the jar file under <classpath>, second entry from bottom. Please see snap of .classpath file

So all in all, I saw that though if i just add JAR file to build path, it resolves compile time issue but it will not resolve the issues at run time for which I need to use the EE dependecies.

1). Is there a way to clear the cache of old junk and make sure the Servlet Container culls in fresh data every time?

2).Also if If I do stuff the old way and do not add servers and Servlet Containers to Eclipse, would I still need EE dependencies to be specified?

Thanks !!!

Roopesh

perfect_tranquility

ASKER

I apologize, forgot to add the snapshot of the .classpath.

Please find it here.

R
classpath.txt

perfect_tranquility

ASKER

While I wait for your response here, I am opening a new question under Apache Tomcat and Eclipse forum, please watch out.

It is also related to something you helped me with above but thought it only proper to put as a separate question due to what I thought about it.

Thanks

filosof

When you launched the Tomcat server from Eclipse, you can go to the list of launch configurations and see the launch configuration for Tomcat. On the tab arguments you will find something as in the attached code piece. See the corresponding paths, you will find how the deployment folders look like.

You can edit content of these folder manually.

-Dcatalina.base="D:\Work\XXXX\Development\Eclipse_Ganymede\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0" -Dcatalina.home="C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5" -Dwtp.deploy="D:\Work\XXXX\Development\Eclipse_Ganymede\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps" -Djava.endorsed.dirs="C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\endorsed"

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perfect_tranquility

ASKER

Thank you very much, Sir for your timely help, Did you check my other question. It is in Apche Tomcat forum and secondarily, Eclipse.

Regards

Roopesh