Related to DTD of a document

[PavanPL KalyanK]

what happens if we don't specify any dtd for our web.xml ?

I didn't found it mantadatory , but the IDE genertaes this.

What are the pros and cons if i ignore or keep it .

Thanks in advance .

[Bauke Scholtz]

Delete it, deploy the app, start the server and see what happens.

[PavanPL KalyanK]

Its working .as i already mentioned it "I didn't found it mantadatory , but the IDE genertaes this."

[Bear Bibeault]

Without it, the container has no way of knowing what version and format you intend to use and just makes a guess.

Not the best of ideas.

[PavanPL KalyanK]

Thanks Bear ,


Guess ??

Can you please ellobrate little bit on this .

[Bear Bibeault]

Without any info on which servlet version the deployment descriptor is targeted, the container can only guess. It will usually guess that you are specifying the latest version that the container supports, but that may not be correct, and probably won't be if you upgrade the container or move the app to a different container.

It's best to be explicit.

[Bear Bibeault]

Also, in many containers, the EL may not be enabled in JSPs unless you specify the proper Schema version of the deployment descriptor.

[PavanPL KalyanK]

Thank you Bear