J2se vs j2ee javax.servlet.* & javax.servlet.HTTPServlet

Question

Hi,
I guess I have a basic question....It is in j2se 1.4.2 API's one does not have the package javax.servlet.* or javax.servlet.HttpServer package/classes.How does one get to compile the java source file if it imports javax.servlet.* and javax.servlet.HttpServlet.,both of these are present in the j2ee API's.Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
AS

Answer 1

Yup, pretty basic.
You're right - the javax.servlet and
javax.servlet.http packages are not part of the J2SE.
However, they are part of every servlet/JSP engine
you can find, including Tomcat and Sun ONE J2EE app.
Look for a j2ee.jar or servlet.jar (or servlet-api.jar
if you're using Tomcat 5.0.x) and you'll find those
classes. Once you locate the proper JAR, all you have
to do is make sure it's in your CLASSPATH when you
compile and run:
javac -classpath .;/full/path/to/servlet.jar *.java
MODThanks for the reply.So if we compile it we will get compile errors right?,without the appropriate classpath settings.Got you.
AS