to store context params across reloads, to store changes to servletconfig's init parameters, to save state of otherwise private static data for the servlet, etc
jai > From: Zvika Markfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java > Servlet API Technology." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:50:50 +0200 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: why Servlet implements Serializable > > Hi, > A servlet's instance does not get serialized between requests or at any > other time; therefore, there is no need for a servlet to implement the > Serializable interface at any case. You may be confusing HttpSession > objects, which may at certain times undergo serialization due to timeout or > when deployed in clustered environment where client sessions need to exist > on more than one Web machine for fault tolernce purposes. > zm. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet API > Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sujith Kumar > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: why Servlet implements Serializable > > > a servlet implements serializable in order to maintain persistence between > requests. > > Please note that its not just the servlets that persist, so do the threads > created by the servlets. > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.Kindlesystems.com > ********************************************************************** > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
