Sreenath N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Reason might be init() method needs a ServletConfig object to be passed > which is used for retreving the init-params and the container can't expect > the user to write a constructor which takes the ServletConfig object > .
No. Clearly this is wrong, type checking can enforce that requirement: public abstract class Servlet { public Servlet(ServletConfig sc) { // do some stuff } // do some stuff } The reason a servlet has an init method, as opposed to a constructor is that a constructed instance of a servlet can be deployed and undeployed from a container several times during it's lifetime. Nic Ferrier http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html