Hi,
>Do filters get loaded before servlets regardless of load-on-startup
value?
I don't think so: as filters can be mapped to servlet-name, servlets
must be loaded first. (Although I suppose you could read web.xml, so
you have the servlet info, then instantiance filters, then instantiate
servle
> Hi,
>
> >Do filters get loaded before servlets regardless of load-on-startup
> >value?
>
> I don't think so: as filters can be mapped to servlet-name, servlets
> must be loaded first. (Although I suppose you could read web.xml, so
> you have the servlet info, then instantiance filters, then in
Hi,
>Actually, it is. SRV9.12 mandates the following load order: listeners,
>filters, servlets (Servlet Specification 2.4). So any filters should be
>loaded before any servlets, regardless of load-on-startup value.
Yup, clear as day, thanks. I figured you'd have looked at the spec
before postin
the connection pool instantiated before
the filter?
Raphaël
-Original Message-
From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:49 AM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: RE: Filters and load-on-startup
Hi,
>Actually, it is. SRV9.12 mandates the followi
Hi,
>Actually I asked the question. Problem is I don't want the filter to
be
>loaded first. I'm trying to implement a webapp-wide connection pool to
>mysql as documented in "Java Servlet's Developper's guide". I have a
class
>'ConnectionServlet' that is creates and initializes the connection
p
Raphael,
The webapp has a login filter that needs a connection from the connection
pool. The webapp loads the login filter first. I don't really want to
remove the filter because its integral to the application's design. Is
there another solution, to getting the connection pool instantiated be
