How can I get real path for file in my WebContent folder?

Question

I need to get real path for file in my WebContent directory, so that framework that I use can access that file. It only takes String file as attribute, so I need to get the

Answer 1

Include the request as a parameter. Spring will then pass the request object when it calls the mapped method

@RequestMapping .....
public String myMethod(HttpServletRequest request) {
   String realPath = request.getRealPath("/somefile.txt");
   ...