JSP Compilation problem

[Jolly Ag]

Hi Friends ,
Im facing a problem in Tomcat ,
if I replace a jsp with old time stamp than i still get response from old jsp ,its because jsp only gets compiled when its modification time gets increased but if modification time gets decreased than no compilation again !!!
i like to know why its happen so ,,its a bug or else .
Tx

[Andy Bowes]

This is not a bug.
If the timestamp on the JSP page is earlier thna the timestamp on the servlet that TomCat has previously created by compiling the JSP then the JSP will not be recompiled.
If you want to move back to an earlier version of a JSP page then you either need to 'Touch' the JSP so that it's timestamp is updated or remove the servlet class that TomCat has compiled from the JSP.

[Jolly Ag]

... ya its right to touch the jsp to get correct response ,but i want to know that if time stamp get decreased than why it doesnt complied again ,i mean is there any resion behind this type of implementation ?
tx again