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Re: TLDs in Jar files

From: Jan Luehe <Jan.Luehe_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:46:33 -0700

On 04/ 8/09 12:31 PM, Wolfram Rittmeyer wrote:
> Jan Luehe wrote:
>> On 04/ 4/09 03:00 AM, Wolfram Rittmeyer wrote:
>>> glassfish_at_javadesktop.org wrote:
>>>> Is it possible to load a tld that is place within any jar file that
>>>> is included in the classpath of the application?
>>>> [Message sent by forum member 'obdulin' (obdulin)]
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes. You have to put the tld-file in the META-INF directory of the
>>> jar-file. And you should define an <uri> element to ease the mapping
>>> for the taglib-directive of your JSP.
>>
>> Actually, according to the JSP spec, JSTL and JSF are the only
>> taglibs that
>> a Java EE compliant container must consider from a shared location in
>> an application's
>> classloader delegation chain.
>
> I thought the question was about libraries deployed within the
> war-file itself. Those in WEB-INF/lib. Like those mentioned in item
> three of the list.
>
>> According to JSP.7.3.2 ("TLD resource path"):
>>
>> 1. If the container is Java EE platform compliant, the Map Entries for
>> the tag libraries that are part of the Java EE platform. This
>> currently
>> includes the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library libraries and the
>> JavaServer Faces libraries.
>> 2. Taglib Map in web.xml
>> 3. Implicit Map Entries from TLDs
>> - TLDs in JAR files in WEB-INF/lib
>> - TLDs under WEB-INF
>> 4. Implicit Map Entries from the Container
>>
>> Considering any additional taglibs from JAR files in a shared
>> location would be a
>> container-specific extension, and apps that depend on it may not be
>> portable.
>
> Reading the question again, I think you're right that it was about
> shared libraries (eg those in domain/lib).

No problem. I agree it was hard to tell from the original posting. :)

Jan


> Didn't know about the rules for these ;-)
>
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> Wolfram Rittmeyer
>
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