servlet startup order

What's the correct order of the following statements:

1) Initialize Servlets to load on startup in the web application deployment descriptor.

2) The contextInitilized method is called on listeners implementing ServletContextListener which have been instantiated.

3) Instantiate listeners defined in the web application DD

4) Initialize filters defined in the web application DD
[ January 18, 2007: Message edited by: flytothemoon ]

The correct order is as follows
First the container loads filters
Next container Loads Listeners
Then container loads sevlets

where did the 2nd point will fall in order

write a servlet who uses ServletContextListener and filter then check which one is loaded first(listener or ServletContextListener) by using System.out.println("string") method.

The correct order is as follows
First the container loads filters
Next container Loads Listeners
Then container loads sevlets

I'm afraid that's incorrect.

This is from Servlet spec. 2.4 -- page 78

When a web application is deployed into a container, the following steps must be performed, in this order, before the web application begins processing client requests.
� 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.

[ January 19, 2007: Message edited by: Sayak Banerjee ]

Yes.. I think Sayak Banerjee is correct.
First.. Listeners
Second..The contextInitilized method is called on listeners implementing ServletContextListener which have been instantiated.

Third.. Filter
Fourth.. Servlet

Anyone can confirm this ?

Filter -- then Listener ?

or

Listener -- then Filter ?

This has already been confirmed by the post from Sayak as he wrote the quote from Servlet 2.4 specs page 78. If its still not confirmed then see it yourself at page 78.

If you don't have the specs you can find the link here SCWCD Links

Oh, sorry,
I didn't read carefully.

Thank you all