Java : ServletContext not avaliable in Eclipse (IDE FOR EE)

Question

I am trying to use ServletContext in my Servlet project as follows

ServletContext context  =request.getServletContext();

problem is that when i try to use it i dont find getServletContext(); for request object .

what i get is see in attachement

i am new to Servlets and just got it from video tutorial series , please guide me how do i get ServletContext(); for my applocation

Answer 1

getServletContext() is available from HttpServlet class that your servlet extended. You can invoke the method as if it were defined in your own servlet class:

ServletContext context = getServletContext();

Answer 2

getServletContext() method is not defined for HttpServletRequest, you need to get it from HttpSession

OR

by simply calling getServletContext() within your Servlet

Please see this