The init method

• public void init (ServletConfig config)

• The init method is invoked when the servlet is first started. For permanent servlets, this is when the server is started.

• The init method is called only once and is guaranteed to finish before any calls to the service method.

• The ServletConfig object passed as the parameter has a method getServletContext ( )that returns a ServletContext with information about the servlet environment.

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