Maybe I'm going nuts, but I can't figure out what is wrong. It seems so simple, but it isn't working. I call getInitParameter in my application twice. One time it returns a value, the other it gets a null. And the correct xml is there in web.xml.
First, here is the pertinent application code (I've trimmed out unimportant stuff): public class DynamicApplication extends WicketeerBaseApplication { private MerchantInfo merchantInfo; private String siteBaseUrl; public MerchantInfo getMerchantInfo() { return merchantInfo; } public void setMerchantInfo(MerchantInfo merchantInfo) { this.merchantInfo = merchantInfo; } public String getSiteBaseUrl() { return siteBaseUrl; } public void setSiteBaseUrl(String siteBaseUrl) { this.siteBaseUrl = siteBaseUrl; } @Override protected void init() { super.init(); this.siteBaseUrl = getInitParameter("site-base-url"); this.merchantInfo = GoogleOrderService.loadMerchantInfo(getServletContext(),getInitParameter("checkout-config-file")); } } Now here are the pertinent parts from web.xml: <!-- Base URL of the website. Used in linkbacks from google checkout. --> <context-param> <param-name>site-base-url</param-name> <param-value>http://localhost:8080/</param-value> </context-param> <!-- location of configuration file for google checkout with respect to context root. Using the default path here. --> <context-param> <param-name>checkout-config-file</param-name> <param-value>/WEB-INF/checkout-config.xml</param-value> </context-param> So, when the application init() runs, merchantInfo gets properly populated with the correct MerchantInfo instance based on the contents of checkout-config.xml. So the init param name and value were read correctly. But, then when I try to just get a simple string value for site-base-url, I get back a null. I've looked for typos, tried retyping the web.xml section, swapping the order of getInitParam in init(), restarting... all sorts of stuff. It just always gets null. Any possible thoughts on what might cause this? Using wicket-1.3.3. Pulling my hair out. Maybe its just late and I need to sleep. Is there a better way to get the server name so I don't even need to hard code it? urlFor() only gives back the path, not the server. Thanks, Tauren