How to include JSPs file from another folder

Question

How can include JSPs file from another folder: My hierarchy is WebContent/WEB-INF/JSPs/..

My JSP file to be include is from /WebContent/WEB-INF/JSPs/body/content.jsp and the JSP file where will i include the file is /WebContent/WEB-INF/JSPs/header/navigation.jsp

What i tried so far is:

1. <jsp:include page="../JSPs/header/navigation.jsp"></jsp:include>
2. <jsp:include page="/WebContent/WEB-INF/JSPs/header/navigation.jsp"></jsp:include>

Solution 1

Your relative path is wrong. Use:

<jsp:include page="../header/navigation.jsp"></jsp:include>

Solution 2

You should use jsp include tag as shown below from any jsp file.

<jsp:include page="/WEB-INF/JSPs/header/navigation.jsp"></jsp:include>
<jsp:include page="/WEB-INF/JSPs/header/navigation.jsp"></jsp:include>