mod_jserv/4193: multiline (backslashed) entries in servlets.properties fail

["T.V.Raman" <ra...@adobe.com>]

>Number:         4193
>Category:       mod_jserv
>Synopsis:       multiline (backslashed) entries in servlets.properties fail
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    jserv
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr  5 11:50:01 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     raman@adobe.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        apache: 1.3.4 apache-jserv: 1.0b3
>Environment:
Solaris 2.5.1 Apache 1.3.4 JSDK 2.0 JDK 1.2 
>Description:
If you create multiline entries in servlet.properties like so

servlet.Hello.initArgs=\
msg="Hello there", \
who="who are you?"

the init args dont appear to reach the servlet correctly.

Removing the backslashes and creating a long line works.
>How-To-Repeat:
Add the following init method to Hello.java:
public void init(ServletConfig config)
    throws ServletException {
    super.init(config);
        
    msg = getInitParameter("message");
}
//and declare msg 
    String msg = null;

Now in servlets.properties (or the appropriate properties file 
add 
servlet.Hello.initArgs=\
msg="Hello"

Add an appropriate line to method doGet to output the msg 
>Fix:

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