On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Erik Price wrote:
> Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 13:23:46 -0500 > From: Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: web.xml format > > Just a simple question -- if I want to use an ampersand (or other > character that is significant in XML), do I need to escape it with an > entity in the web.xml ? > > For instance, is this valid: > > <context-param> > <param-name>dbConnectUrl</param-name> > <param-value> > jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/eprice?user=eprice&password=pass > </param-value> > </context-param> > > (Note entity used in querystring of URL.) > Yes -- in fact, it's required, because otherwise you will get an XML parsing error. > Also, is okay to have the URL there on its own line, or will the > whitespace before and after the URL be added to any > getServletContext().getInitParameter() calls? > The container strips leading and trailing whitespace from init parameter values before storing them, so having it on a separate line is fine. > > Thanks! > > Erik Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
