WebLogic does not Find JSP's Embedded in the JAR File in WEB-INF/lib Directory (Doc ID 2355776.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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Symptoms

JSR-000315 Java Servlet 3.0 Final Release
http://download.oracle.com/otndocs/jcp/servlet-3.0-fr-eval-oth-JSpec/

This document says /WEB-INF/lib/*.jar can contain JSPs .
 
10.5 Directory Structure
The /WEB-INF/lib/*.jar area for Java ARchive files. These files contain servlets, beans, static resources and JSPs packaged in a JAR file and other utility classes useful to the Web application.

PROBLEM:
If statically include JSP in jar, the include file is not found.

eg: <%@ include file="/WEB-INF/jsp/include.jsp"%>                

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Cause

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