Hi, You should be able to use the ServletContext as you're trying to do. Two servlets in the same webapp will share the context, and setAttribute/getAttribute is a decent way to go about sharing your objects.
Can you write a simple logging ServletContextAttributeListener and see if it shows the expected behavior? Tomcat uses the same mechanism as you (the setAttribute method on the ServletContext implementation) to set the Servlet Specification-mandated attributes, like javax.servlet.context.tempdir. There's no magic ;) BTW, all ServletContext attributes are "public." Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Gareth Western [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:48 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Inter Servlet Communication > >Hi, >Can someone fill me in as to what I need to do to make objects that are >instanstiated in one servlet available to another servlet? I tried using >getServletContext().setAttribute("some.name", myObj) however I was unable >to retrieve the object in the other servlet. > >I notice there are some 'public' ServletContext attributes such as > >org.apache.catalina.jsp_classpath >javax.servlet.context.tempdir >org.apache.catalina.resources >org.apache.catalina.WELCOME_FILES > >So where/how does Tomcat define these? > >Even just general help on dealing with context is appreciated. Many thanks >for any and all help, > >~Gareth > >PS Running Tomcat 5.0.18. If any other particulars would help then let me >know. Thanks! > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
