Hi,
I'd like to hear what comments are as to <init-param> element's possible
values. Reading the Java Servlet 2.3 Specification I've found nothing
about whether <init-param/> is allowed or not. Since it's a valid
element in an XML file (i.e. a deployment descriptor), it should be
permissible to define an <init-param> element as follows:
<init-param>
<param-name>param</param-name>
<param-value></param-value>
</init-param>
or even
<init-param>
<param-name>param</param-name>
<param-value/>
</init-param>
which is equivalent to the first one (as far as the XML document
structure is concerned).
I must admit that I'm able to point out containers which give one of the
following values (i.e. the return value from
config.getInitParameter("param")):
*) null [Tomcat 4.0]
*) an empty string (e.g. new String("")) [BEA WebLogic 5.1.0 SP10]
*) an exception that an empty <init-param> is not allowed [HP Bluestone
Total-e-Server 7.3.0.MP5]
Could anyone point me the page in the specification (or any other
official document) where it's described ? If it's not described
anywhere, should it behave as in Tomcat 4.0 (since it's RI for the
specifications) ?
Jacek Laskowski
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