servlets

in how many different ways a init() method can get executed.?

One way...

"Servlet init methods allows a servlet to perform one-time initialization prior to servicing requests."

"When a server loads a servlet, it runs the servlet's init method. Once."

What prompted the question? It doesn't seem to make much sense.

thanks

what i meant is..
there are two ways
1) first when the servlet get deployed in a web server container for the first time
2) when the client call the first request.

i was wondering is there any 3 way of doing it.

Sorry, there is only one way - your 2 is the same as your 1. The container will call init after the servlet instance is created and before the first request is processed, no matter what sequence of events caused the creation.

Bill