How to set absolute css path as in jsp

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Why we need absolute path and how I can set absolute path for css files which are included in my project.I am using spring mvc.The css files are in different folder which is inside web-inf folder in tomcat/webapp.Now i am using something like below

<link href="AllCSS/plugins/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

what should i need to do exactly?

When you say absolute path, what do you mean? And what folder are the CSS files in now? — Josh Harrison
– Josh Harrison, Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 10:47
@ZougenMoriver,i need something like this " test.co.uk/public " when I open view source ,it is possible to see the scripts being called from an external domain. — user3132347
– user3132347, Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 11:19
I'm not familiar with Spring MVC, but this answer might help you: stackoverflow.com/a/15718815/940252 — Josh Harrison
– Josh Harrison, Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 11:51

Master Slave · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-06 10:51:57Z

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Absolute in a webapp assumes starting from the webapp root context, in your case if /Allcss is a directory under root, absolute would mean

<link href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/Allcss/plugins/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

if its a webapp context than

<link href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/plugins/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 10:51

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user3132347 Over a year ago

..thanks for help..But this doesnt contain the "http://" part..am getting only "project/Allcss/plugins/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" do we need http part realy to make url as absolute ?

Master Slave Over a year ago

when you're linking to your local resources it doesn't have to contain http explicitly, when starting the app the above will be equivalent to e.g. http:// localhost:8080/plugins/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css. When you're reaching for an external resource than you'll need a full url. Also, for what concerns your question in the comment above if you linked your resources correctly it doesn't matter if you used absolute vs relative, jeffreybarke.net/2013/06/paths-and-urls-relative-and-absolute you should use what works for you better

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