how server will know ?

[Sakthi Kani]

Hi

How the server will know, when it can invoke init, service,destroy methods of servlet life cycle?

Thanks in advance.

[vidya sagar]

HI sakthi

Init()
When a class is loaded its init method is called
(class is loaded on first request or on specifying in DD by giving <load-on-startup>tag)

service()
For each Request from client, service method is called

Destroy
When server is shutdown

hth(hope this helps--Bert Bates)