About Question com.enthuware.ets.scwcd.v5.2.207 :

[bluster]

Apologies if slightly off-topic. Wanted to raise a quick point about the "mandatoryness" of the TLD file location. I believe I saw mentioned here (and am positive I saw mentioned in K&B) that TLDs must go underneath WEB-INF. Researching this question I found Oracle online documentation that seems to suggest this is not mandatory:

It is a good idea to store the tag library descriptor file under the WEB-INF directory so it is not publicly available over an HTTP request.

I am aware this is hair-splitting, but if we run into a hair-splitting exam question, it is advisable to know exactly which way the follicle particles go. Say we are to evaluate the statement "placement of tld files underneath WEB-INF is mandatory", as true or false. What should the answer be?

Thanks for clarification, if possible.

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E13222_01/wls ... ml#1017621

[admin]

As per Section JSP.7.3.1 of JSP 2.0 specification :

Tag library descriptor files have names that use the extension .tld, and the
extension indicates a tag library descriptor file. When deployed inside a JAR file,
the tag library descriptor files must be in the META-INF directory, or a subdirectory
of it. When deployed directly into a web application, the tag library descriptor
files must always be in the WEB-INF directory, or some subdirectory of it. TLD
files should not be placed in /WEB-INF/classes or /WEB-INF/lib.

So Oracle's online document is not accurate.

HTH,
Paul.

[bluster]

It certainly helped. Thanks a lot!