Is there a need to recompile servlet?

[Amit Singh Hora]

Hi All,
I want to know if there is a need to recompile the servlet if i made changes in @WEebservlet annotation
say i made changes in @WebInitParam changed the name or the value of the parameter then do i need to recompile my servlet ??

[Ulf Dittmer]

Yes, and you also need to reload the web app.

[Priya chek]

yes,have to restart the server once you made any changes in web.xml and server class

[Bear Bibeault]

Priya chek wrote:yes,have to restart the server once you made any changes in web.xml and server class

No, the server does not need to be restarted. As Ulf has already pointed out, only the web app need be reloaded.