Servlet relative path "Path not found"

Question

I'm trying to save files to my folder 'ProfileImages' which resides in WebContent/

When I run with below path I'm getting file not found exception

String appPath = request.getServletContext().getRealPath("/");

String savePath = appPath + "WebContent" + File.separator + "ProfileImages";

System.out.println(appPath + "WebContent" + File.separator + "ProfileImages");

print gives:

C:\Users\me\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp1\wtpwebapps\Test\WebContent\ProfileImages\image.jpg (path not found)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12160639/what-does-servletcontext-getrealpath-mean-and-when-should-i-use-it — rupesh_padhye, Oct 22 '15 at 10:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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There is no need to put "WebContent" folder in save path since , passing the "/" to getRealPath() would return you the absolute disk file system path of the /web folder of the expanded WAR file of the project

String savePath = appPath +  File.separator + "ProfileImages";

See also

What does servletcontext.getRealPath(“/”) mean and when should I use it

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Oct 22 '15 at 11:11

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Thanks, I'll just stick to using absolute path when testing. But it worked when I deploy it as war. – JonCode Oct 22 '15 at 16:58

Servlet relative path "Path not found"

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