Seeking best way to get docRoot from the application context

[datagazetteer]

I'm looking for the recommended way to get the docRoot in a SEAM application. Would it be best to go through http://docs.jboss.com/seam/latest/api/org/jboss/seam/contexts/Contexts.html#getApplicationContext()? If so, what would that look like in code?

[norman.richards]

Do you mean the UIViewRoot for the page?

[datagazetteer]

Sorry, no -- I didn't type the exact name of what I'm looking for and that is undoubtedly a source of confusion. What I need is the best way to get the /docBase/ -- otherwise known as the "Context Root" according to the Tomcat documentation:

The Document Base (also known as the Context Root) directory for this web application, or the pathname to the web application archive file...http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html#Common%20Attributes

[gavin.king]

Use the JSF ExternalContext object.

[datagazetteer]

Ah, I think I see. Something like this?

import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;

FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
ServletContext servletContext = (ServletContext) facesContext.getExternalContext().getContext();
String docBase=servletContext.getRealPath(".");

Thanks, Gavin.