Where are the generated JSP class files located?

Question

I am using Tomcat 7.1 and Eclipse Indigo to develop a Java Web Application. I just want to ask if anybody knows where the JSP translated files (the java files) are stored? Its often i receive exceptions indicating the jsp java file line, but if i can not see the file it is more difficult to correct the bug.

Answer 1

Doubleclick the Tomcat entry in Servers tab in Eclipse. You'll see something like this in Server Locations section:

If you haven't changed the server path and it thus defaults to Eclipse's workspace metadata, then the Tomcat's /work directory is not in Tomcat's own installation folder, but in the path as shown in the above screenshot.

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Unrelated to the concrete problem, if you adhere the JSP coding recommendations and you avoid Java code in JSP altogether, then debugging will be so much easier, along with a lot of other advantages.

Answer 2

The JSP translated files are stored (in Tomcat) in /work/Catalina/localhost/[your_app_context]/org/apache/jsp/.

Should check in other containers or web servers.