Hi ,
This is the order i found in Spec.
� Instantiate an instance of each event listener identified by a <listener> element in the deployment descriptor.
� For instantiated listener instances that implement ServletContextListener,
call the contextInitialized() method.
� Instantiate an instance of each filter identified by a <filter> element in the deployment descriptor and call each filter instance�s init() method.
� Instantiate an instance of each servlet identified by a <servlet> element that includes a <load-on-startup> element in the order defined by the load-on startup element values, and call each servlet instance�s init() method.
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Vasanth