Servlet Context and Servlet

[Sudhanshu Mishra]

Hi all,
I am a bit confused regarding who is created first ,a servlet ,or a servlet context?
According to my logic ,servlet context must be created first.
Please correct me if I am wrong.


Thanks and regards.

[pravin venkat]

servletContext(is required for) --> servletConfig(is required for) --> Servlet Initialization

[Sudhanshu Mishra]

Thanks Pravin,
So may i conclue that the servlet is created after the servlet context has been created,and hence a listener class(ContextLoaderListener) will run before a servlet(DispatcherServlet)?

Thanks.

[Bear Bibeault]

ContextLoaderListener is a Spring class and has nothing to do with Servlets when Spring isn't being used.

If you mean ServletContextListener, then yes, this listener's contextInitialized() method will fire before any servlets are loaded or requests are processed.

[Paul Clapham]

If you think of the servlet context as representing the whole web application, the answer becomes obvious, doesn't it?

[pravin venkat]

Sudhanshu Mishra wrote:Thanks Pravin,
So may i conclue that the servlet is created after the servlet context has been created,and hence a listener class(ContextLoaderListener) will run before a servlet(DispatcherServlet)?

Thanks.

Yes