Hi chris,
specified in a tag in the web.xml-
context can be made available via the
ServletConfig.getInitParameter("name").
If you put them in in the they can be made
available
via the ServletContext object (instead of the ServletConfig as above)
--> ServletContext sc = ServletConfig.getServl
On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, chris hutchings wrote:
> Hi,
> i am new to servlets, and i am working through the
> examples in a servlets book,
>
> I have to set some parameters in web.xml
> that are used in one of the examples init() method.
> Unfortunately the initialisation is not working
> properl
Did you restart tomcat?
matt
- Original Message -
From: "chris hutchings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 8:53 AM
Subject: New to servlets: Parameter initialisation in web.xml
> Hi,
> Thanks for the replies, b
> I have written a couple of example servlets which I
> placed in the \webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes folder,
> and these work ok
Good =)
> Since I was using the \webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes
> folder for my servlets, I altered the web.xml in
> /ROOT/WEB-INF.
Good so far...
> hmm, why is this?
you have restarted after editing the web.xml haven't you? it only gets
parsed at startup... other than that, check you're calling the right
getInitParameter - not the method exists on config and
servlet... depending on where your entry is in the config file, you will
use one or the other.
hth
ch
Hi,
Thanks for the replies, but perhaps I was a bit vague
in my description.
I have written a couple of example servlets which I
placed in the \webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\classes folder,
and these work ok
The next example that I tried involved setting an
parameter in web.xml (for a counter) and
a ser
When you add a context entry in server.xml, you create your own little
context. the path that you name in docBase should contain a WEB-INF
directory, which contains its own web.xml file. that is the web.xml file
that will be read for requests to that context.
if you're after a simple way to get
Eeek, I'm not sure where to start =)
> I have to set some parameters in web.xml
> that are used in one of the examples init() method.
> Unfortunately the initialisation is not working
> properly and i get a 'null' when I print out the
> variable.
Are you aware that web.xml only applies to the a
Hi,
i am new to servlets, and i am working through the
examples in a servlets book,
I have to set some parameters in web.xml
that are used in one of the examples init() method.
Unfortunately the initialisation is not working
properly and i get a 'null' when I print out the
variable.
what can i
