Servlet's init() method

[gandhi.pathik]

hi guys,

It is recommended that if we are using servlet's

public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException method
for initialization

then we should use

super.init(config) ;

as a first line in the code..like as below.

public void init(ServletConfig config)
throws ServletException {
super.init(config);

}

if anyone has idea then pl. let me know exact reason why i should need
to call super.init(config)..

Thanks and Regards,
Pathik s Gandhi

 

[Jean-Francois Briere]

To save the ServletConfig parameter so that the getServletConfig()
method can return the value (this is implemented in
GenericServlet.init()).

Regards

 

[William Brogden]

hi guys,

It is recommended that if we are using servlet's

public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException method
for initialization

then we should use

super.init(config) ;

as a first line in the code..like as below.

public void init(ServletConfig config)
throws ServletException {
super.init(config);

}

if anyone has idea then pl. let me know exact reason why i should need
to call super.init(config)..

Thanks and Regards,
Pathik s Gandhi

This is all covered in detail in the JavaDocs for GenericServlet and
HttpServlet - anybody serious about servlet development should have
them on hand.

Bill