CLASSPATH, Java Buld Path (eclipse), and WEB-INF\LIB : what to use, when, and why?

Question

I recently switched to J2EE from .NET, and am confused about where to put JAR files. I know that the CLASSPATH, WEB-INF, and Eclipse\'s Java Web Path are all places where J

Answer 1

If you're dealing with web applications, /WEB-INF/lib is the portable place to put JARs. This is where web servers servlet containers expect to find an application's jar files.