Servlet Initialization

[kayanaat sidiqui]

Hi all,
Well can you tell me that in how many ways can we initialize the Servlet?
Thanks in advance.

[Bear Bibeault]

Your question is really too vague for an answer. What do you mean by it?

On one hand, there are two different methods you could override (technically, two overloads of the same method). So maybe the answer is two.

On the other hand, you can write virtually anything you want within those methods, so maybe the answer is an infinite number.

Perhaps you can clarify your question?

[prash patil]

Hi kayanaat,
If you asking this question in context with initializing servlet can be possible other than init() method, then
Check this link .. May this can help you.
Initialize servlet

Regards,
PP.

[kayanaat sidiqui]

hi Bear Bibeault ,
I just got this question during my interview, same as written. So according to you what would be the answer?
Now, is there any way to initialize the srvlet other than init method?

[Bear Bibeault]

I suspected it was a silly interview question.

You could create a constructor, but that's a poor way to perform initialization as the ServletConfig instance is not available. Perhaps that's what the interviewer was fishing for.