funkman> Static classes should be avoided as a general practice since funkman> they can may have classloading issues and painful side funkman> effects. See the archives for more detail. Static classes do funkman> work but they might have pitfalls depending on changing funkman> containers or deployment strategies.
Could someone elaborate on this a little more? One of the earlier responses http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=tomcat-user&m=106552445105027&w=2 Is pretty much a textbook implementation of the Singleton pattern. (Yes, I've seen static _initializers_ cause problems, but that's a completely different thing than a static method or a static member). -- Steve --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
