Why do we need to call super.init(config) in the init method of a servlet?
Created May 4, 2012
Alex Chaffee Just do as you're told and you won't get hurt! :-)
Because if you don't, then the config object will get lost. Just extend HttpServlet, use init() (no parameters) and it'll all work ok.
From the Javadoc: init() - A convenience method which can be overridden so that there's no need to call super.init(config).