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Ayyoudy
Ayyoudy

Reputation: 3721

Class implementing ServletContainerInitializer in web.xml

Can you point to a class implementing the ServletContainerInitializer interface in the web.xml file or do you have to add a file under the META-INF/services/javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer to have a J2EE server pick it up?

If it's possible via the web.xml file, please explain how.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 4560

Answers (1)

palacsint
palacsint

Reputation: 28865

I've checked the Java Servlet Specification 3.0 and I've not found any clue that it could be configured via web.xml. I think the only way is the META-INF/services/javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer file.

Please note that the META-INF/services/javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer is a file (not a directory) which has to contain the fully qualified name of the initalizer, like:

com.example.MyServletContainerInitializer

It could be inside the war too (tested with Tomcat 7.0.21).

Here is a complete example: http://nullhaus.com/2011/03/using-servlets-3-0-servletcontainerinitializer/

Upvotes: 8

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