getting directory listing from Controller

Dear all,

I am new to Spring MVC, and in my first project, I want to show the user a list of html files, and let him choose one to look at. The html files are in the resources folder.

The controller needs to create a list of such files to pass to the JSP. How do I access the resources folder?

From other posts on this forum, and elsewhere, I have learned of several solutions, none of which I can get to work.

I can do this:
1) Have my controller implement ServletContextAware, and then get do this:
String path = this.servletContext.getContextPath();

2) Use a FileSystemResource like this
FileSystemResource r = new FileSystemResource("resources/");

None of these get me anywhere near the resources folder

Using both options, like this:

this.servletContext.getResourcePaths(rp);
System.out.println("rp:" + rp);
File dir = new File(rp.substring(1));
String s = dir.getAbsolutePath();
System.out.println("path:"+s);

FileSystemResource r = new FileSystemResource("resources/");
String s2= r.getDescription();
System.out.println("s2"+ s);


Under STS server, I get this:
path:C:\Program Files\springsource\sts-2.7.0.RELEASE\Spring1\resources
s2file [C:\Program Files\springsource\sts-2.7.0.RELEASE\resources]

and C:\Program Files\springsource\sts-2.7.0.RELEASE does not even contain my Spring1 project, let alone a resources folder.


What am I doing wrong?


Thank you for your attention.

Use [ code][/code ] tags when posting code :mad:

You have the file now use it... I suggest looking at the API of the file object... I suggest using the listFiles method, which gives you the content of the directory...

Thank you for responding to my question. My apologies for having annoyed you by not using the code tag.

I have the file, and I have done list() and listFiles, but I get the wrong folder. The folder I do get does not even contain my Spring1 project, let alone a resources folder.