Multiple URL pattern elements in web.xml

Question

Is it OK to have multiple elements in the element in a J2EE web app version 2.4 compliant web.xml like this:

<filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>SomeFilter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
    <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

I looked up the XSD "web-app_2_4.xsd" file from here : http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd and the definition looks like this:

  <xsd:complexType name="filter-mappingType">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>
            some documentation here
      </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>

    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="filter-name"
           type="j2ee:filter-nameType"/>
      <xsd:choice>
    <xsd:element name="url-pattern"
             type="j2ee:url-patternType"/>
    <xsd:element name="servlet-name"
             type="j2ee:servlet-nameType"/>
      </xsd:choice>
      <xsd:element name="dispatcher"
           type="j2ee:dispatcherType"
           minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="4"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID"/>
  </xsd:complexType>

The URL pattern definition looks like this:

So I think, we can have multiple elements in the element. My Eclipse IDE however does not seem to agree with me, and expects a 'dispatcher' tag.

See image: Eclipse error

I think the xsd:choice element there just means that you have to choose one of the elements within it, i.e. url-pattern or servlet-name. — Henrique Ordine
– Henrique Ordine, Commented Oct 13, 2012 at 11:30
multiple url-patterns are allowed from J2EE 2.5 specification check xsd of >= 2.5 — Pavan Kumar
– Pavan Kumar, Commented Nov 20, 2013 at 12:46

Assen Kolov · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-14 07:42:42Z

16

Clearly no, but you can have:

<filter-mapping>
 <filter-name>SomeFilter</filter-name>
 <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>    

<filter-mapping>
 <filter-name>SomeFilter</filter-name>
 <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

answered Oct 14, 2012 at 7:42

Assen Kolov

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2 Comments

Darshana Over a year ago

Can you have two filters with same name?

DJDaveMark Over a year ago

This maps the same filter (SomeFilter) to two different url patterns. Official docs: docs.oracle.com/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/webapp/…

Aleksandr M · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-10 18:49:11Z

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Default is 1 for maxOccurs and minOccurs in sequence element:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256089(v=vs.110).aspx.

And choice allows only one of the elements of it:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256109(v=vs.110).aspx

edited Jul 10, 2017 at 18:49

answered Oct 13, 2012 at 21:18

Aleksandr M

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Aleksandr M Over a year ago

@Darshana Thanks. Updated.

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