WEB-INF Node

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The WEB-INF node Image of WEB-INF node in the Filesystems window represents the WEB-INF directory that every web module root directory (document base) must contain.

The IDE creates this file for you when you use the New Web Module wizard or, if necessary, when you use the Convert Filesystem into Web Module tool.

The WEB-INF directory and its contents are not part of the public document tree. For example, a client cannot directly access a servlet using the http://localhost:8080/customers/WEB-INF/classes/newcust URL. Instead the contents are served up through request to resource mappings that you specify in the web module's deployment descriptor.

The contents of the WEB-INF directory are:

Working With This Node

If you right-click this node and display the contextual menu, you see a list of menu items that enable you to work with this node. The following list describes some of these menu items and provides links to topics that explain more.

See Also
  About Web Modules
Working With Deployment Descriptors (web.xml)
Where to Put Web Module Files
WEB-INF Property Sheet

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