On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, Mills, Theo wrote:
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:41:07 -0500
> From: "Mills, Theo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: context-param
>
> Anyone know how to access an application-wide context-param from a servlet?
>
The simplest way is to use a context parameter in your web.xml file:
<context-param>
<param-name>global-name</param-name>
<param-value>This is the parameter value</param-value>
</context-param>
which you can retrieve from a servlet by calling:
getServletContext().getInitParameter("global-name");
NOTE: There are rules you *must* follow about the order of elements in
your web.xml file -- see the Servlet Specification, which you can download
from:
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html
Craig McClanahan
