calling index.jsp from servlet

[nikil shar]

hi all,
i have a index.jsp in my WEB-INF directory. how do i call/load this jsp from a servlet ?? have tried the below but the application doesnt seem to be able to find the jsp.

servlet :

     protected void processRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException {
        response.setContentType("text/html;charset=UTF-8");
        PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
   .
   .

  out.println(" <form name=\"detailForm\" action=\"WEB-INF/index.jsp\" method=\"GET\"> ");
  out.println("<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Home\" name=\"homeButton\">");
  out.println("</form>");

so there is a "home" button which is meant to take the user back to the index.jsp page.

thanks in advance.

[Bear Bibeault]

You cannot directly address any resource under WEB-INF.

Frequently, all JSPs are placed under WEB-INF so that they cannot be addressed without going through their controllers. If your index.jsp does not have a controller, it cannot be placed under WEB-INF.

Please read this article for information on modern web application structure.

[Amol Nayak]

You may include of forward request to this page from another web component which is directly accessible to the client.