MyServlet.init() not called when restarting my server

Question

Hi everyone,
          I use Weblogic Server 9.1. I developed a Web Application that I packaged using the .war format. Some global settings are read from a configuration file in the init() method of a servlet called mypackage.MyServlet. In this servlet, the destroy() method is also overridden in order to release resources when servlet is dereferenced.
          In order to load the settings at webapp deployment, I added the following block in file WEB-INF/web.xml :
          <servlet>
          <servlet-name>init</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>mypackage.MyServlet</servlet-class>
          <load-on-startup>100</load-on-startup>
          </servlet>
          When I use the following process :
          * stopping my deployment
          * updating the .war using "Update" button in "Deployments" menu
          * starting my deployment
          ... I can see in my log files that destroy() method then init() method have been called.
          In the other hand, when I stop then I start the server on which my webapp is deployed (using links "Environment" then "Servers" then "Control"), only the destroy() method of my servlet is called at server stop, but not the init() method when I start the server.
          - why is the init() method not executed in that case ?
          - what do I have to change in order for my configuration files to be reread when I restart my server ?
          Thanks for your help,
          François

Answer 1

OK, I found my answer. Here's how to do it. Following 'jitu' on Apr 10, 06
import javax.annotation.Resource;
import javax.xml.ws.handler.MessageContext;
import javax.jws.WebService;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
@WebService
public class Hello  {
@Resource
private WebServiceContext wsc;
@WebMethod
public String setValue( @WebParam String name) {
ServletContext sc = (ServletContext) wsc.getMessageContext().get(MessageContext.SERVLET_CONTEXT);
sc.setAttribute("SharedValues", name);
}This sequence gives me my servletContext, so I can proceed with my work, but for the record I'd really like to know why I had trouble with ServiceLifecycle, and how I might have made it work.