You have no control over when your servlet container will call your servlets
init method. You cannot rely on get the parameter from init.
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> Robert
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 5:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: How to retrieve param, forwarded to a servlet.
>
>
> I can retrieve the value from the parameter
> in doGet() but not in init(). Anyone
> know why? And what must I do to be able
> to retrieve the value in the init() method?
>
> /Robert Karlsson
>
> On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Robert wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > How can I retrieve the parameters in a servlet
> > that I send in a jsp:
> >
> > <jsp:forward page="someservlet">
> > <jsp:param name="varname" value="sumvalue">
> > </jsp:forward>
> >
> > To my knowledge I'm supposed to use the request
> > object with the getParameter("varname") or
> > getParameters(). But I can't seem to get it
> > working.
> > I want to retrive the parameter in the servlets
> > init() method.
> >
> > Anyone having a solution, please?
> >
> >
> >
> > /Robert Karlsson
> >
> >
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