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doubt in servlet init method

 
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Hi

What is the purpose of super.init(config) in my servlets init(ServletConfig config) method


is it needed always?

also,
what is the difference between init() and init(ServletConfig config)

kindly explain me, it is very confusing.

Thanks in advance
 
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Please read this entry in the Servlets FAQ.
 
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The Servlets FAQ has an entry on this: http://faq.javaranch.com/java/ServletsFaq#4
 
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