Maybe you want to try this :
((WebRequest)getRequestCycle().getRequest()).getHttpServletRequest().getServerName() //Naveen On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Tauren Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >