init parameters acces

[Javier Linares]

Hi,

I'm trying to access my init parameters in my web.xml file located in my 
install_dir/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF folder with this init method:

    public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException 
    {
        super.init(config);
        message = config.getInitParameter("message");
        servletName = config.getServletName();
    }

Here's my web.xml:

<web-app>
    <servlet>
        <servlet-name>
            ShowMsg 
        </servlet-name>
        <servlet-class> 
            coreservlets.ShowMessage 
        </servlet-class>
        
        <init-param> 
            <param-name> 
                message 
            </param-name>
            <param-value> 
                whatever 
            </param-value>
        </init-param>
</web-app>

Unfortunately, "message" is always return as null by 
config.getInitParameter("message").

Is my web.xml file in the correct folder?

Thanx for the answer

Javier