You mean as in application = some declaration? How is it declared? Like session, I am used too just defining it, and thats it (in JSP). Like session, is application not a keyword?
Thanks Paul. Kwok Peng Tuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 25-11-2002 12:13 Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Re: servlet startup compile error You must declare what is application, this is fine in jsp as this is made available to all jsp, like session.setAttribute stuff. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am editing and compiling from NetBeans, it gives: > >..[23:1] cannot resolve symbol >application.setAttribute("style_index", style_index); >^ >1 Error > >the entire line is underlined red in the editor > >any ideas? > >here is the entire servlet placed in myApp/WEB-INF/classes: > >import java.io.*; >import javax.servlet.*; >import javax.servlet.http.*; >import java.util.Hashtable; > >public class LoadMycompServletAtStartup implements ServletContextListener >{ > > public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce) { > > Hashtable style_index = new Hashtable(); > > style_index.put("element1", "ONE"); > style_index.put("element2", "TWO"); > > application.setAttribute("style_index", style_index); // compile error > > } > public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce){ > // Notification that the servlet context is about to be shut down > } > >} > >thanks > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>