Re: Servlet Init method
Chris Pratt <[email protected]> Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:53:47 -0700
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------=_Part_10447_25202289.1125593627242 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The API isn't based around GenericServlet, it's based around Servlet. (*Chris*) On 9/1/05, Nic Ferrier <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > Chris Pratt <[email protected]> writes: >=20 > > Actually, what I remember from the early days of Servlets, it is becaus= e=20 > the > > Servlet API is interface based, and you can't specify constructors in a= =20 > Java > > interface. The developers decided to use a method that they can specify= =20 > in > > the interface contract. > > (*Chris*) >=20 > Well, it's academic... but remember that GenericServlet is a class, > not an interface so we could have used that. >=20 > Applet's are also classes and they have a similar init method. >=20 > The real reason, as I said, is lifecycle management. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Nic >=20 >=20 > _________________________________________________________________________= __ > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] and include in the=20 > body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". >=20 > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html ------=_Part_10447_25202289.1125593627242 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The API isn't based around GenericServlet, it's based around Servlet.<br> (*Chris*)<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/1/05, <b clas= s=3D"gmail_sendername">Nic Ferrier</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:nferrier@tapse= llferrier.co.uk">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</span><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 20= 4); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Chris Pratt <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">thechrispratt@GM= AIL.COM</a>> writes:<br><br>> Actually, what I remember from the earl= y days of Servlets, it is because the<br>> Servlet API is interface base= d, and you can't specify constructors in a Java <br>> interface. The developers decided to use a method that they can sp= ecify in<br>> the interface contract.<br>> (*Chris*)<br><br>Well, it'= s academic... but remember that GenericServlet is a class,<br>not an interf= ace so we could have used that. <br><br>Applet's are also classes and they have a similar init method.<br><= br>The real reason, as I said, is lifecycle management.<br><br><br><br>Nic<= br><br>____________________________________________________________________= _______ <br>To unsubscribe, send email to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">= [email protected]</a> and include in the body<br>of the message "s= ignoff SERVLET-INTEREST".<br><br>Archives: <a href=3D"http://archives.= java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html"> http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html</a><br>Resource= s: <a href=3D"http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html"= >http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html</a><br>LISTSE= RV Help:=20 <a href=3D"http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html">http://www.lsoft.co= m/manuals/user/user.html</a><br></blockquote></div><br> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". <p> Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html <p> ------=_Part_10447_25202289.1125593627242--