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

Eclipse requires you to specify the path to your libraries, jar files (on Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries tab). This can be found on the .classpath project file.

Usually you have the JRE libs on its path (which would be on your classpath too), so adding the libs to the classpath and updating eclipse build path would work.

The WEB-INF directory should be the place that contains necessary information for your web application.