WEB-INF/web.xml
<web-app> <!-- make an example.AppConfig object, available with the - JNDI name "java:comp/env/config/Application" --> <resource jndi-name='config/Application'> <type>example.AppConfig</type> <!-- config-files-location - - set's the base for subsequent config file lookups. - - EL variables are very useful here, such as - app.appDir, server.rootDir, host.rootDir - - You can also use an http url, although you will not be able - to write files then. --> <init> <config-files-location>${app.docDir}/WEB-INF/config</config-files-location> <!-- <config-files-location>http://hogwarts.com/config</config-files-location> --> </init> </resource> <servlet> <servlet-name>test</servlet-name> <servlet-class>example.TestServlet</servlet-class> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <url-pattern>/test</url-pattern> <servlet-name>test</servlet-name> </servlet-mapping> </web-app>