Hi Liam,
Declare the method in the ServiceLayerServlet as synchronized to ensure it
is thread safe. There are some performance issues though - can cause a
bottleneck under heavy load.
Lindsay.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liam Dens [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 2:01 AM
> Subject: static methods
>
> Hi all
>
> Given the scenario below will it be safe?
>
> A servlet needs to create objects on the fly, to do this it will access a
> 'service layer' that will create the required object and then return it.
>
> The method in the ServiceLayerServlet is static because it uses the
> Class.forName() call. This method is accessed in the calling servlet, from
> the doGet() method like so:
>
> Object obj = (Object) ServiceLayerServlet.getObject(theClassName);
>
> So the question is - The call to ServiceLayerServlet is in the doGet(),
> this should be thread safe - yes?
>
> Thanks in advance people.
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