java - Retrieve images from a folder outside web root folder using servlet

Question

I'm trying to create a small servlet that uploads images and is able to retrieve them in a different page as a slideshow.

I'm able to save them outside the WebApp folder, but while retrieving them I need them to be a part of a JSP which will have other content, apart from the images. Currently, I'm using BufferedImage and ImageIO classes to stream the images one at a time.

BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(new File("D:"+file.getName()));
ImageIO.write(image, "jpg", response.getOutputStream());

The file is checked to be a JPEG file type earlier in the code.

Answer 1

them I need them to be a part of a JSP which will have other content,

Use image tag in JSP

<image src="/context-root/YourServlet?param=value" alt="blah blah"/>