Instantiating a class from inside a jsp

[aymane chetibi]

Hi all,
I have the following file structure:
Project
--> src
--> java
--> a class called "Row.java"
--> Web
--> main.jsp

my question is how can the jsp main know where the class Row is so that it can instantiate objects from the class and do something like:
Row r = (Row) request.getAttribute("row");

thank you..
Regards,

[Bear Bibeault]

See the Servlet Specification. Your web application must follow certain rules so that it can do things such as finding the classes. Your class files must be in a package other than the default, and must either be placed in the folder hierarchy under WEB-INF/classes, or zipped up into a jar file and placed in WEB-INF/lib.

The source (.java) files are not part of the application.
[ April 15, 2006: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[aymane chetibi]

hey,
I am actually using the netBeans IDE for developping this application.
and it's by default set all the file hierarchy.
How can I deal with that ?

[aymane chetibi]

and yes, when the project is built all the compiled java code is placed in build/web/WEB-INF/classes
where the jsps are placed in: build/web
thank you.