Re: Lifetime-of-a-variable question (newbie)

[Harry Foxwell - SE Sun McLean VA]

-> In the following JSP code:
->
->   <%! int count = 0; %>
->   You are visitor number <%= ++count %>.
->
-> under what circumstances will the value of 'count' be reset to zero?
-> Is it true that the server will create only one instance of the servlet
-> that's created from this code (and, thus, all visitors will see an
-> incremented
-> value of 'count' until the server is stopped and restarted, which is
-> normally
-> not done very often)?
->

        Whenever the servlet is recompiled (for example
        after you change the jsp page).  Otherwise, count
        is initialized once, and incremented by each visitor
        and each time the user reloads the page.  Restarting
        the server will also reinitialize.

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