what is the difference between ServletContext and
ServletConfig

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / dhil

Saurabh Kandpal..

servletcontext is for the whole webapplication and
servletconfig for a individual servlet

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / sreenu bassha

ServletContext:ServletContext interface contains basic
methods to find the path information, accessing other
servlets,etc.
ServletConfig:ServletConfig interface contains basic
methods to get the initialization parameters and
servletContext object.

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / balu

yes ur correct Saurabh..

servletcontext scope is of total application..where as
servletconfig is only for the servlet....

servletcontext gets created when the server starts i.e when
the server reads the web.xml of the application which is
being deployed in the server...
where as servletconfig get created when the servletobject
gets created...

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / saikiran

the scope of ServletConfig is With in the servlet
ServletContext is with in webApplication.
ServletConfig is an name and value pairs
it consist of
servletName,InitializationParameters,servletContext
ServletContext:
---------------
the application which is being deployed in the
server...

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / ravikiran.chd

Servletcontext is one per webapplication and servlet config
is one per servlet

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / ibm_smart

Hello,
Actually Balu what Dhil wrote was right.
Saurabh Kandpal whote the reverse which is not true.

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what is the difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig..

Answer / saurabh kandpal

servletcontext is for a individual servlet

servlet config is for the whole webapplication which may
include diffrent servlet context

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