How to access subdir within images folder (getting 404)? - spring-mvc

Question

I've added a new subdir within my images folder and cannot get the new images to resolve.
Failed to load resource: ... 404 (Not Found)
http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/content/images/subdir/mysubdirimage.png
My directory structure:
src
-- main
--java
--webapp
--content
--images // <- these resolve
--subdir // <- new subdir...resolve fail for images
I have tried adding the following but does't work:
<mvc:resources mapping="/content/**" location="/content/" />
mvc-dispatcher-servelet.xml:
<mvc:annotation-driven/>
<mvc:default-servlet-handler />
<mvc:resources mapping="/content/**" location="/content/" /> //<-- Added this..no go!
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter" />
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver">
<property name="prefix"><value>/WEB-INF/views/</value></property>
<property name="suffix"><value>.jsp</value></property>
</bean>

Answer 1

You are halfway there with the mvc-dispatcher-servlet line you added, but you need to change it to:
<mvc:resources mapping="/images/**" location="/content/images/" />
Also try changing the method in your controller where you are attempting to access the images to something like:
#RequestMapping(value = "/staticImages", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String showImage() {
return "/images/subdir/mysubdirimage.png";
}
And finally, with the example above try the URL (as you were doing above):
http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/images/subdir/mysubdirimage.jpg
You should also be able to access the images through the #RequestMapping pattern defined in your controller. For example, using the example I gave you above, you would enter the URL:
http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/staticImages