Cannot use the "include file" in JSP

Question

I want to ask a question about the JSP page. I set the project in the following structure in order to manage the project efficiently. When I am in the list folder, main.jsp, I set the header as the following

<%@ include file="universe/header.jsp" %>

When I open the main.jsp, It shows the error

cannot find the "jsp/list/universe/header.jsp"

the header.jsp and other classes cannot be read. Can anyone help me to solve the problem? thank you.

Class structure

webapp
|
|-- jsp
    |
    |-- list
    |   |
    |   |--main.jsp
    | 
    |-- universe
        |
        |-- header.jsp
        |-- footer.jsp

From your structure, it appears universe is under jsp/, not jsp/list/ as in the error message -- If I'm reading it correctly, then file="../universe/header.jsp" might work? — belwood, Oct 07 '10 at 04:48

vanje · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-07T13:27:14.950

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In a JSP include directive the path can be relative to the including page or absolute (then it has to start with a / and belongs to the webapplication root directory).

So in this case you have to set the path either to ../universe/header.jsp or /jsp/universe/header.jsp.

edited Feb 07 '14 at 13:27

answered Oct 07 '10 at 05:22

vanje

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 27 '12 at 18:55

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In JSP include directive, path can be relative.

You can use it this way

<%@ include file="/jsp/universe/header.jsp" %>

You can refer the directives on many sites. Best one is sun java website.

Or you can visit this page Include Directive

edited Oct 27 '12 at 18:55

Vivek

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answered Feb 08 '12 at 23:57

Jwalant

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 07 '10 at 05:30

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It depends if your using the classpath to locate files. if your using classpath to locate your files then it should be inside your class folder

answered Oct 07 '10 at 05:30

Jono

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Sorry, but this is not true for JSP files in a web application. Here JSP files are not only simple resource files to locate. A web application in the JEE context has a defined structure. Look at http://www.jsptube.com/servlet-tutorials/web-application-directory-structure.html Usually the /WEB-INF/classes and the JARs in /WEB-INF/lib are in the classpath and JSP files resides always outside of these folders. – vanje Oct 07 '10 at 05:43

Cannot use the "include file" in JSP

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