JavaScript with Spring MVC doesn't work
javascript, spring-mvc, tiles2, web-applications
Solution
<script type="text/javascript" src="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/js/niceforms.js"></script>
<link href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/css/niceforms-default.css" rel="stylesheet" />
Use the above code.. You need to specify it dynamically, not statically..
Problem
I downloaded login template which uses css and JavaScript. When I start it in default html format it displays ok, but when I put the same code to my Spring MVC 3 app and change format to jsp, javascript part is disabled. I can access external js files through my web browser, so I don't know where may be the problem. This is the right look: but this is what i get: ``` <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="js/niceforms.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="css/niceforms-default.css" /> ``` I only changed the location of external js and css resources but these files are accessable as I said. This is my structure: In my `web.xml` I have these lines: ``` <!-- The definition of the Root Spring Container shared by all Servlets and Filters --> <context-param> <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name> <param-value> /WEB-INF/spring/root-context.xml, /WEB-INF/spring/security-context.xml, </param-value> </context-param> <!-- Creates the Spring Container shared by all Servlets and Filters --> <listener> <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class> </listener> <!-- Processes application requests --> <servlet> <servlet-name>appServlet</servlet-name> <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class> <init-param> <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name> <param-value>/WEB-INF/spring/appServlet/servlet-context.xml</param-value> </init-param> <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>appServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <!-- Spring Security --> <filter> <filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name> <filter-class>org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy</filter-class> </filter> <filter-mapping> <filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </filter-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.css</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.js</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.gif</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.jpg</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.png</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.txt</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> ``` I also use Apache tiles2 ``` <tiles-definitions> <definition name="base.definition" template="/WEB-INF/views/layout/layout.jsp"> <put-attribute name="body" value="" /> </definition> <definition name="contact" extends="base.definition"> <put-attribute name="body" value="/WEB-INF/views/contact.jsp" /> </definition> <definition name="login" template="/WEB-INF/views/login/login.jsp"> </definition> ``` Thanks. Edit: I know where is the problem now, but still don't know how to solve it... Problem is in paths in external css files. I have something like this: `body {background-image:url('images/bg.jpg');}` but I get not found error in firebug because it tries to find the resource in localhost:8080/sheedo/css/images/bg.jpg and when I set absolute path of resource like `body {background-image:url('/images/bg.jpg');}` I get the same error too but it tries to find it in localhost:8080/images/bg.jpg. When I use `./images/bg.jpg` it's ok, but does exist any other solution instead of rewrite all paths in css files? I mean something like `<mvc:resources ... >` is it possible ?