ServletConfig for JSP-converted servlet

[Anand Wadhwani]

Hi Ranchers,

I am not able to fetch servlet config init parameters for my JSP's servlet.

Here is my DD entry for my JSP's servlet:

<servlet>
<servlet-name>JSPConfigTest</servlet-name>
<jsp-file>/jspconfigtest.jsp</jsp-file>
<init-param>
<param-name>email1</param-name>
<param-value>[e-mail]</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>website1</param-name>
<param-value>http://www.test1.com</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>

and here is my test JSP:

<%@ page import="java.util.Enumeration" %>
<b>Config Params:</b><br>
<%
Enumeration enum = config.getInitParameterNames();
while (enum.hasMoreElements())
{
String lsInitParamName = (String)enum.nextElement();
String lsInitParamvalue = config.getInitParameter(lsInitParamName);
out.write("lsInitParamName = ["+lsInitParamName+"] lsInitParamvalue = ["+lsInitParamvalue+"]<BR>");
}
%>

The following output of JSP comes in browser when I try to access it:

---------------------------------------------------------
Config Params:
lsInitParamName = [fork] lsInitParamvalue = [false]
lsInitParamName = [xpoweredBy] lsInitParamvalue = [false]
---------------------------------------------------------

I am using Tomcat 5.0 and above two parameters 'fork' / 'xpoweredBy' are being set automatically by tomcat!!

Could anyone please see where / what I am doing wrong to get init parameters? What do I need to fetch init parameters that I have specified in the DD for my JSP?

Thanks!
[ May 08, 2005: Message edited by: Anand Wadhwani ]

[Anand Wadhwani]

I just figured this out, I need to define servlet-mapping for my JSP, then only servlet config gets instantiated with the init parameters secified in web.xml.

Anyone pls describe why is this behavior? Is the servlet-mapping mandatory for each servlet in my application? For JSPs if I dont define servlet-mapping they work perfectly until I need to define init parameters for my JSP. Is this how it is supposed to be or is it tomcat bug! ?
[ May 08, 2005: Message edited by: Anand Wadhwani ]

[shiva viswanathan]

do you mean servlet mapping for your servlet

In case of servlets , servlet mapping is mandatory since only
using the url specified in the servlet mapping an external client can access the servlet

In short , for every servlet tag in web.xml , you need to have
servlet mapping