Re: bootstrapping in struts?

["Craig R. McClanahan" <cr...@apache.org>]

On Fri, 18 May 2001, derek harding wrote:

> I am wondering if there is a way to include a bootstrap class using
> struts.  I know the web.xml is able to load a servlet on startup.  
> But is this the only way to load classes on startup?
> 

If you want stuff executed when the application is started, this is the
only way that is portable across all servlet containers.

In a servlet 2.3 environment (such as Tomcat 4.0), there is a new feature
called application event listeners that serve this purpose without having
to be servlets themselves.

> Thanks,
> Derek
> 

Craig