Re: Servlet init method invocation

2007-04-11 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
I think ServletContextListener is useful for initializing non-Servlet classes too, the non-Servlet class only needs to implement the listener. -Rashmi On 4/11/07, Mikolaj Rydzewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I prefer to use ServletContextListener. -

Re: Servlet init method invocation

2007-04-11 Thread Mikolaj Rydzewski
Nencho Lupanov wrote: I am trying to understand, when is the Servlet init() method invoked in tomcat. I expected it to be executed after succesfull deployment but it seems that it is executed the first time(only) when request arives. So, i need to receive a request in order this method to be e

Re: Servlet init method invocation

2007-04-11 Thread Nencho Lupanov
I used load-on-startup and it works fine. Thanks, Nencho 2007/4/11, David Delbecq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: init() is called when servlet is initialized. The servlet is, by default (see j2EE specs) initialized when it is first accessed. The 'load-on-startup' element of web.xml can be used to force

Re: Servlet init method invocation

2007-04-11 Thread David Delbecq
init() is called when servlet is initialized. The servlet is, by default (see j2EE specs) initialized when it is first accessed. The 'load-on-startup' element of web.xml can be used to force servlet to be initialized upon webapp startup. The value of this element is a number that specify order, com

Re: Servlet init method invocation

2007-04-11 Thread David Smith
Nencho Lupanov wrote: Hi All, I am trying to understand, when is the Servlet init() method invoked in tomcat. I expected it to be executed after succesfull deployment but it seems that it is executed the first time(only) when request arives. So, i need to receive a request in order this meth