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how to get init-param in jsp

 
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I am not able to get init-param in jsp. please tell me how to get it?



From above code you can see that I tried two ways to get init-param without
success ,I only get nulls .



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Try with application.getInitParameter(" ")

Thanks, Naveen.
 
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Disregard the contents of the previous post. Try this way:-

<%! String emailHost = null;
String webMaster = null;
public void jspInit() {
ServletConfig config = getServletConfig();
emailHost = config.getInitParameter("emailHost");
webMaster = config.getInitParameter("webMaster");
}
%>
 
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try to remove this line from DD:
<servlet-class>TestServlet</servlet-class>
 
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Originally posted by n katoch:
Disregard the contents of the previous post. Try this way:-

<%! String emailHost = null;
String webMaster = null;
public void jspInit() {
ServletConfig config = getServletConfig();
emailHost = config.getInitParameter("emailHost");
webMaster = config.getInitParameter("webMaster");
}
%>



You did the same thing I did ,Please give a second thought of my post.
Declaring variable outside the jspInit method doesn't change the output because we have to set attribute inside the method.
It's not working.

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Originally posted by John Stone:
try to remove this line from DD:
<servlet-class>TestServlet</servlet-class>



LOL,what made you think if I remove the line ,it will be fine.

My friend,It will get bigger problem as big fat null pointer exception.

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The main problem is getInitParameter() does not get parameter for me,
neither as stand-alone nor inside the method.

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LOL,what made you think if I remove the line ,it will be fine.


The fact, that you have both <jsp-file> and <servlet-class> used in one <servlet> element.
 
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So any idea? why I am getting nulls?

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What URL are you typing in address bar?
/Test.jsp
or
/Hobby.do?
 
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*.jsp is implicitly mapped to org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet, so if you are writing .jsp in address bar, that could be the reason.

from http://faq.javaranch.com/view?InvokerServlet
 
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Originally posted by John Stone:
What URL are you typing in address bar?
/Test.jsp
or
/Hobby.do?



I am trying to access /Hobby.do via form.

forget my problem, the real question is how to access init-param in jsp?
(not context-param)

applicaion.getInItParameter() is for context-param so what for init-param?

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[ May 23, 2008: Message edited by: omi sharma ]
 
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Originally posted by n katoch:
config



Yea that's for init-param but the funny thing is it is also getting null
like others. LOL

But after setting deployment descriptor according to this code , it's working fine.



Actually init-param is not for jsp it's for servlet for jsp we use
context-param like a charm.

John isn't that the same you were trying tell me?

thanks guys for replies

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I took your code, removed <servlet-class> element, accessed the page via /Hobby.do and I can see init params.





output:
 
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LOL,I think we both were posting at the same time

thanks John

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Hi Omi,

I feel that your statement "Actually init-param is not for jsp it's for servlet for jsp we use context-param like a charm" is "wrong".

Jsp is nothing but finally Servlet. We can also set "init-param" to JSP. Your solution of "<context-param>" is just alternate solution but you didn't fix the root cause.

John was right, actual problem is we can't have both "<jsp-file>" and "<servlet-class>" tag, at any time we can have only "<jsp-file>" or <servlet-class>" tag.

I would request you to check the first version of the code by removing the "<servlet-class>" tag.

Thanks.

Vijay Bheemineni.
 
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Originally posted by Vijay Bharghav bheemineni:
Hi Omi,

I feel that your statement "Actually init-param is not for jsp it's for servlet for jsp we use context-param like a charm" is "wrong".


John was right, actual problem is we can't have both "<jsp-file>" and "<servlet-class>" tag, at any time we can have only "<jsp-file>" or <servlet-class>" tag.


I would request you to check the first version of the code by removing the "<servlet-class>" tag.



Well my dear ,jsp is servlet for container not for client.
If jsp is really servlet for client ,then please tell me why do we need
to use <jsp-file> element in DD?


Yes , I know John was right.I did not know the whole story because I had
form-parameters to access via servlet and then process it in jsp and a model java class.When I tried to remove <servlet-class> I got null-pointer exception so that time I thought what was he talking about.Later I knew what did he mean.

I already solved my problem. Thank you for reply.

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omi
[ May 23, 2008: Message edited by: omi sharma ]
 
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Yes, servlet-class must be removed. You either have the servlet from servlet-class, or the servlet generated by the jsp-file.

It shoud work:
<% out.print(pageContext.getServletConfig().getInitParameter("name")); %>

ps: in EL you can't get them.
 
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