On Fri, 18 May 2001, derek harding wrote:
> I am wondering if there is a way to include a bootstrap class using
> struts. I know the web.xml is able to load a servlet on startup.
> But is this the only way to load classes on startup?
>
If you want stuff executed when the application is started, this is the
only way that is portable across all servlet containers.
In a servlet 2.3 environment (such as Tomcat 4.0), there is a new feature
called application event listeners that serve this purpose without having
to be servlets themselves.
> Thanks,
> Derek
>
Craig
