From: Edward Burns <edward.burns_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:32:20 -0800

>>>>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:47:55 +0000, Mark Thomas <markt_at_apache.org> said:

AT> Calling with http://localhost:8080/servlet4/bla.ext

AT> Prints:

AT> Mapping match:EXTENSION
AT> Match value:/bla

EB> In my implementation in GlassFish I have this returning /bla.ext.

AT> Pattern:*.ext

MT> My understanding was that the 'Match value' was meant to be what the '*'
MT> was matched with.

AT> Calling with http://localhost:8080/servlet4/path/bla

AT> Prints:

AT> Mapping match:PATH
AT> Match value:/bla

EB> GlassFish: /path/bla

AT> Pattern:/path/*

MT> Same as previous point.

MT> Arjan can comment better than I how significant this is. My default
MT> position is to support whichever Arjan prefers.

I would like to argue for the full string that matches the pattern.

EB> ACTION: Please review the API at [1] and comment by close of business
EB> GMT-0800 Tuesday 21 February.

MT> On my TODO list.

Thank you. You might want to skip right to the table in

https://maven.java.net/service/local/repositories/snapshots/archive/javax/servlet/javax.servlet-api/4.0.0-b03-SERVLET_SPEC-73-SNAPSHOT/javax.servlet-api-4.0.0-b03-SERVLET_SPEC-73-20170216.222658-3-javadoc.jar/!/javax/servlet/http/ServletMapping.html

Sorry for the truncated lines in my last email. I can resend it if you
like.

Ed

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