Tomcat Context Descriptor Node

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The Tomcat context descriptor node image of the context.xml node  reflects the context.xml file that contains the web module's context element. The Tomcat context descriptor node appears under the web module's META-INF node. When Tomcat is set as the default server, the IDE creates the META-INF directory and the Tomcat context descriptor when you create, mount, or import a web module, unless one already exists.

The context.xml file is used for setting a web module context path and for advanced web module configuration. For simple web modules, you do not need to edit the context.xml file because you use the WEB-INF property sheet to set the context path and the deployment descriptor (web.xml) to configure the web module. The IDE maintains the context element's path attribute automatically when you edit the Context Path in the WEB-INF properties sheet. If you update the context path in one place, the IDE updates the value in the other place.

You can use the context.xml file to make the following settings:

The context.xml file represents the server.xml context element. Unlike Tomcat 4, use of the server.xml context element is not recommended for Tomcat 5. Instead, the recommendation is to specify the context information in a standalone context.xml file in the META-INF directory. For more information about the context.xml configuration, see http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/config/context.html

Working With This Node

When 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.

See Also
  Setting a Web Module Context for the Tomcat Server
Setting WEB-INF Properties
Editing the Tomcat Server Configuration File
Running a Web Module Using Tomcat