Error on including a file in directive in JSP

Question

I am trying to include a JSP page using directive in another JSP.

My code is:

<%@include file="${pageContext.request.contextPage}/Pages/Loader/
load-resources.jsp" %>

As you can see here clearly that my url should be like

localhost://port/WebApp1/Pages/Loader/load-resources.jsp

But on execution i am receiving this error which says this URL does not exist. But i passed url in reference from contextPage.

Caused by: org.apache.jasper.JasperException: PWC6117: File 
"/Pages/Test/Take/${pageContext.request.contextPage}/Pages/Loader/
load-resources.jsp" not found

How to resolve this issue?

Does EL work anywhere else on the page? I'm not even sure you can use EL in directives like that. Why do you even *need* to, can't you just use the absolute path? — Dave Newton, Oct 02 '14 at 09:24
What is EL @DaveNewton ? and isn't contextPage returns starting of absolute path? I don't think the whole url is relative. — Malwinder Singh, Oct 02 '14 at 09:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '14 at 09:39

Ok, if you want to include Pages/Loader/load-resources.jsp, simply use :

<%@include file="/Pages/Loader/load-resources.jsp" %>

You do not include an URL, but a file. The root of the hierarchy is simply the root of your web application.

By the way, are you aware of the differences between the directive <%@include ... %> and the tag <jsp:include .../> :

with the directive, you include the source file, meaning all page context variables will be shared
with <jsp:include .../>, you include at output level, meaning each page will have its own page context

Error on including a file in directive in JSP

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