Interview question

[Saurabh Saha]

Hi All,
Interviewer asked me a question that can we put a class file outside the WEB-INF folder in the tomcat. Please tell me is it possible or not

Thanks
Vivek

[Ben Souther]

http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/class-loader-howto.html
will tell you all about classloading in Tomcat.

[Ramaswamy Srinivasan]

Hi Ben,

Care to expand a bit on this point?

Thanks in advance...

Cheers,
Swamy

[Ray Stojonic]

you can place class files that are used in one or more applications in either: CATALINA_HOME/common/classes, or CATALINA_HOME/shared/classes

[Ben Souther]

Originally posted by Ramaswamy Srinivasan:
Hi Ben,
Care to expand a bit on this point?
Thanks in advance...
Cheers,
Swamy

Yes.
In order to obtain a full working knowledge of classloading issues in Tomcat which is apparently what this employer was looking for in prospective employees, one should read all the documentation provided with Tomcat pertaining to classloading.