Basically, Tomcat will create a separate instance for each unique URL that the servlet responses to.
(Technically, every time you define the servlet in the web.xml there is a separate instance, and another instance is created when you use the ServletInvoker to invoke the servlet by /servlet/className.) Randy > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Shorter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:34 PM > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: Getting multiple instances of my servlet, although it doesn't > implement SingleThreadModel > > > All, > > I have a servlet that loads on startup, per the <load-on-startup/> tag > in web.xml. It does *not* implement SingleThreadModel. > > Unfortunately, two instances start up every time Tomcat starts - I can > tell because I have a System.out.println call in init(). I need for > there to be only one instance. > > What other settings could be causing multiple instances to happen? > > Thanks in advance, > Scott > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>