Full servlet 2.3 support in WLS 6.1 available?

Question

          Hi,
          I have succeffully ported a servlet 2.3 based web app to WLS 7.0. The same code
          generates compile errors when compiling against WLS 6.1 sp4 jar.
          Here is the list of inconsistencies as documented in 6.1 notes - go to http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs61/notes/new.html
          and search for "Servlet API Classes" you should see table with the following classes
          that are not fully 2.3 compatible.
          javax.servlet.Filter
          javax.servlet.ServletContext
          javax.servlet.ServletContextAttributesListener
          javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
          javax.servlet.http.HttpSession
          javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionAttributesListener
          For some classes I a rename works fine, however other are more problematic.
          Is there a patch for WLS 6.1 that fully supports servlet 2.3 specification? Or,
          what else would you suggest?
          Thanks,
          Radu
          

Answer 1

          WLS6.1 supports Public Final Draft 1 of Servlet 2.3 specification, not the Servlet
          specification 2.3.
          Refer to
          http://support.bea.com/application?namespace=askbea&origin=ask_bea_answer.jsp&event=link.view_answer_page_clfydoc&answerpage=solution&page=wls%2FS-10618.htm
          thanks,
          Deepak
          "Radu" <[email protected]> wrote:
          >
          >Hi,
          >
          >I have succeffully ported a servlet 2.3 based web app to WLS 7.0. The
          >same code
          >generates compile errors when compiling against WLS 6.1 sp4 jar.
          >
          >Here is the list of inconsistencies as documented in 6.1 notes - go to
          >http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs61/notes/new.html
          >and search for "Servlet API Classes" you should see table with the following
          >classes
          >that are not fully 2.3 compatible.
          >
          >javax.servlet.Filter
          >javax.servlet.ServletContext
          >javax.servlet.ServletContextAttributesListener
          >javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
          >javax.servlet.http.HttpSession
          >javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionAttributesListener
          >
          >For some classes I a rename works fine, however other are more problematic.
          >
          >Is there a patch for WLS 6.1 that fully supports servlet 2.3 specification?
          > Or,
          >what else would you suggest?
          >
          >Thanks,
          >Radu
          >
          >
          >