what is the difference between ServletContext and
ServletConfig
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Answer / dhil
Saurabh Kandpal..
servletcontext is for the whole webapplication and
servletconfig for a individual servlet
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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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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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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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Answer / ravikiran.chd
Servletcontext is one per webapplication and servlet config
is one per servlet
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Answer / ibm_smart
Hello,
Actually Balu what Dhil wrote was right.
Saurabh Kandpal whote the reverse which is not true.
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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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