How to redirect NON *.do URL Patterns?

[sangawar]

Hello,

As we all know, in web.xml, we do the <servlet-mapping> for *.do patterns
as shown below:

<!-- Spring MVC intercepts all URLs with '.do' extension -->
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>myProj</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

I also added another <servlet-mapping> to a case where the pattern
is not *.do.

<!-- The next three are special mappings for the profile functionality -->

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>myProj</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/xyz/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Here are my questions:

1. In myProj-servlet.xml, I have the following:
<!-- All requests mapped in web.xml come here first -->
<bean id="urlMapping"
class="org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlH andlerMapping">
<property name="mappings">
<props>
<prop
key="/static.do">staticContentController</prop>
<prop key="/help.do">helpController</prop>
etc.

2. I tried to put the following as part of the bean id mentioned in item 1
<prop
key="/xyz/*">someController</prop>

It is not going to someController when I put the following in my browser:
http://localhost:8080/xyz/abcd.

3. Am I supposed to create another bean id similar to the one mentioned in
item 1 above?

Can some kind soul explain the steps clearly so that it works.

Greatly appreciate your help on this...

Pramod

[Olivier Hermans]

The url pattern of a handler mapping is relative to the url pattern specified in your web.xml. You can set the alwaysUseFullPath property of your SimpleUrlHandlerMapping bean to true to make your example work.

[sangawar]

Thanks and that hint fixed our issue.

Pramod