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compile:

[javac] Compiling 2 source files to

C:\tutorials\J2EEXdoclet\webdoclet\web\WEB INF\classes

generateDD:

[webdoclet] Running 

[webdoclet] Generating web.xml.

package:

[war] Building war: C:\tutorials\J2EEXdoclet\webdoclet\tmp\war\webdoclet.war

deploy:

[copy] Copying 1 file to C:\tomcat4\webapps

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 13 seconds

Now that you have deployed it let s test it. Go to

http://localhost:8080/webdoclet/BasicServlet

. You may have to adjust the port number

and/or context depending on your app server.

You should get a browser that looks like this:

Now open up the

build.properties

file and change the following properties like so:

basic.servlet.hi=I love XDoclet

basic.servlet.bye=Feel the power of XDoclet

Next, if you have an IDE like Eclipse that supports refactoring, change the package

name of the Servlet to com.foobar.ibm. Now rerun the ant build file as before (run the

clean target first then the deploy), and rerun the application. You see: The

web.xml

file

is in sync with the new changes. See the power. You are free to change the name or

package of the class as needed. XDoclet will keep the

web.xml

file in sync. Feel the

Enhance J2EE component reuse with XDoclets

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