Path for WebApplication home directory?

Hi
I have a webapplication in which I need to create a directory at the same level as WEB-INF. The way I like to implement is that the path should be read from a .properties file. What path should be given such that the directory is always created at the same level as WEB-INF?
I hope the question is clear. Pls help me in this.

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