From you web.xml fragment, seems some element are missing. First, the <servlet> element is not closed.

Are you sure you web.xml file is parsed properly?

-- Jeanfrancois

Javier Linares wrote:

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




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