Welcome file not working with html file in spring

Question

I have given my welcome file in web.xml But when running the application, it is showing 404 error on http://172.16.2.16:8080/sampletest/

It is a spring

Answer 1

Welcome file can be access using following changes.

change 1. add resource path in dispatcher as following :

change 2. add controller handler like following :

     @Controller
      public class RestController {

     @RequestMapping(value = "/", method = RequestMethod.GET)
      public String welcome() {
            return "index.html";
      }

     }

changes 3: index.html file should be in WebContent folder in project.

Note : If you are not able to add mvc bean in dispatcher servlet file then add

  xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc

in dispatcher servlet config file.