Please go through the following text from 'Java Servlet Programming' by Jason Hunter from o'rielly (page 74):
Unfortunately, there's no server-independent way for a servlet to ask for its registered name or its class file location. This information may be added in a future version of the servlet API. Until then, although it's not pretty, this information can be passed using the init parameters where necessary. Also, some servers-including the JWS-provide a back door whereby a servlet can get its registered name.
Can anybody explain the following in the above context :
1.The first statement, that is "Unfortunately, there's no server-independent way for a servlet to ask for its registered name or its class file location."
2.The 'back-door' concept.
Thanks in advance ....