i just use String thisString = getInitParameter("nameofparameter");
matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominik Jednoralski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:49 AM
Subject: Error reading init-params
> Hey Guys,
>
> I have a problem with getting my init-params from the web.xml-file. I'm
> using
> Tomcat 4, and these are the parameters I inserted into the
> webapps/root/web-inf/web.xml-file:
>
> <web-app>
> <servlet>
> <servlet-name>ShowMsg</servlet-name>
> <servlet-class>limeservlets.ShowMessage</servlet-class>
> <init-param>
> <param-name>message</param-name>
> <param-value>Nerv-Serv</param-value>
> </init-param>
> <init-param>
> <param-name>repeats</param-name>
> <param-value>5</param-value>
> </init-param>
> </servlet>
> </web-app>
>
> Now I failed to read these parameters with the follwing servlet:
>
>
> package limeservlets;
>
> import javax.servlet.*;
> import javax.servlet.http.*;
> import java.io.*;
>
> public class ShowMessage extends HttpServlet {
> private String message;
> private String defaultMessage = "Leider keine Nachricht.";
> private int repeats = 1;
>
> public void init (ServletConfig config) throws ServletException{
> super.init(config);
> message = config.getInitParameter("message");
> if (message == null) {
> message = defaultMessage;
> }
>
> try {
> String repeatString = config.getInitParameter ("repeats");
> repeats = Integer.parseInt(repeatString);
> } catch (NumberFormatException nfe){}
> }
>
> public void doGet (HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
> response)
> throws ServletException, IOException{
> response.setContentType("text/html");
> PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
> String title = "The Servlet which shows a message!";
>
> out.println(ServletUtilities.headWithTitle(title) +
> "<body bgcolor=#fdf5f6>\n<h1>"+ title + "</h1><br>");
> for (int i = 0; i < repeats; i ++) {
> out.println(message + "<br>");
> }
> out.println("</body></html>");
> }
> }
>
>
> Does anyone know the reason for that? I for myself don't have a clue- I'm
> not really into configuring servers...
>
> Dominik Jednoralski
>
>
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