* Craig R. McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1153 17:53]: > > On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Rasputin wrote: > > > * Andy Eastham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1140 16:40]:
> > > Rasputin, > > > It's in web.xml > > Sorry, I can't see it. > > > > There's a > > > > <context-param> > > > > element, but I need a context *attribute*, and I don't think they > > can be set in tomcat. > The <context-param> element, as you note, sets a context init > parameter, not a context attribute. Context > attributes must be set programatically, not from a web.xml file. Gotcha - makes sense actually, as getInitParameter returns a String, whereas getAttribute returns an Object. > A convenient way to set things up is to create a ServletContextListener > (assumes you're running Tomcat 4 or later) and configure it in a > <listener> element in web.xml. The contextInitialized() method will be > called when your web application is first started, and that is a perfect > place to set up whatever context attributes you need. Lovely, that's the sort of mechanism I was looking for - is it portable between servlet containers though? For the record, the load-on-startup hack works pretty well. Cheers. -- Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
