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<html><head><META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title>Apache Tomcat 6.0 - JNDI Resources HOW-TO</title><meta name="author" value="Craig R. McClanahan"><meta name="email" value="craigmcc@apache.org"><meta name="author" value="Yoav Shapira"><meta name="email" value="yoavs@apache.org"></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#525D76" alink="#525D76" vlink="#525D76"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0"><!--PAGE HEADER--><tr><td><!--PROJECT LOGO--><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/"><img src="./../images/tomcat.gif" align="right" alt="
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      The Apache Tomcat Servlet/JSP Container
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    " border="0"></a></td><td><font face="arial,helvetica,sanserif"><h1>Apache Tomcat 6.0</h1></font></td><td><!--APACHE LOGO--><a href="http://www.apache.org/"><img src="./../images/asf-logo.gif" align="right" alt="Apache Logo" border="0"></a></td></tr></table><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><!--HEADER SEPARATOR--><tr><td colspan="2"><hr noshade="noshade" size="1"></td></tr><tr><!--RIGHT SIDE MAIN BODY--><td width="80%" valign="top" align="left"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><h1>Apache Tomcat 6.0</h1><h2>JNDI Resources HOW-TO</h2></td><td align="right" valign="top" nowrap="true"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="Introduction"><strong>Introduction</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
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<p>Tomcat 6 provides a JNDI <strong>InitialContext</strong> implementation
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instance for each web application running under it, in a manner that is 
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compatible with those provided by a 
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<a href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee">Java2 Enterprise Edition</a> application 
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server. 
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The J2EE standard provides a standard set of elements in 
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the <code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code> file to reference resources; resources 
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referenced in these elements must be defined in an application-server-specific configuration. 
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</p>
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<p>For Tomcat 6, these entries in per-web-application 
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<code>InitialContext</code> are configured in the 
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<code><strong><Context></strong></code> elements that can be specified 
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in either <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code> or, preferably, 
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the per-web-application context XML file (either <code>META-INF/context.xml</code>).
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</p>
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<p>Tomcat 6 maintains a separate namespace of global resources for the 
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entire server.  These are configured in the 
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<a href="../config/globalresources.html">
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<code><strong><GlobalNameingResources></strong></code></a> element of 
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<code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code>. You may expose these resources to 
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web applications by using 
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<code><strong><ResourceLink></strong></code> elements.
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</p>
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<p>The resources defined in these elements
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may be referenced by the following elements in the web application deployment
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descriptor (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) of your web application:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><code><strong><env-entry></strong></code> - Environment entry, a
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    single-value parameter that can be used to configure how the application
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    will operate.</li>
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<li><code><strong><resource-ref></strong></code> - Resource reference,
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    which is typically to an object factory for resources such as a JDBC
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    <code>DataSource</code>, a JavaMail <code>Session</code>, or custom
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    object factories configured into Tomcat 6.</li>
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<li><code><strong><resource-env-ref></strong></code> - Resource
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    environment reference, a new variation of <code>resource-ref</code>
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    added in Servlet 2.4 that is simpler to configure for resources
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    that do not require authentication information.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The <code>InitialContext</code> is configured as a web application is
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initially deployed, and is made available to web application components (for
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read-only access).  All configured entries and resources are placed in
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the <code>java:comp/env</code> portion of the JNDI namespace, so a typical
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access to a resource - in this case, to a JDBC <code>DataSource</code> -
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would look something like this:</p>
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<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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// Obtain our environment naming context
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Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
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Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
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// Look up our data source
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DataSource ds = (DataSource)
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  envCtx.lookup("jdbc/EmployeeDB");
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// Allocate and use a connection from the pool
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Connection conn = ds.getConnection();
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... use this connection to access the database ...
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conn.close();
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</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
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<p>See the following Specifications for more information about programming APIs
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for JNDI, and for the features supported by Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
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servers, which Tomcat emulates for the services that it provides:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/#download">Java Naming and
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    Directory Interface</a> (included in JDK 1.4, available separately for
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    prior JDK versions)</li>
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<li><a href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/download.html">J2EE Platform
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    Specification</a> (in particular, see Chapter 5 on <em>Naming</em>)</li>
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</ul>
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</blockquote></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="Configuring JNDI Resources"><strong>Configuring JNDI Resources</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
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<p>Each available JNDI Resource is configured based on inclusion of the
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following elements in the <code><strong><Context></strong></code> or 
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<code><strong><DefaultContext></strong></code> elements:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="../config/context.html#Environment Entries"><Environment></a> -
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    Configure names and values for scalar environment entries that will be
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    exposed to the web application through the JNDI
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    <code>InitialContext</code> (equivalent to the inclusion of an
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    <code><env-entry></code> element in the web application
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    deployment descriptor).</li>
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<li><a href="../config/context.html#Resource Definitions"><Resource></a> -
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    Configure the name and data type of a resource made available to the
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    application (equivalent to the inclusion of a
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    <code><resource-ref></code> element in the web application
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    deployment descriptor).</li>
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<li><a href="../config/context.html#Resource Links"><ResourceLink></a> -
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    Add a link to a resource defined in the global JNDI context. Use resource 
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    links to give a web application access to a resource defined in 
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    the<a href="../config/globalresources.html"><GlobalNamingResources></a>
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    child element of the <a href="../config/server.html"><Server></a>
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    element.</li>
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<li><a href="../config/context.html#Transaction"><Transaction></a> -
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    Add a resource factory for instantiating the UserTransaction object 
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    instance that is available at <code>java:comp/UserTransaction</code>.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Any number of these elements may be nested inside a
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<a href="../config/context.html"><Context></a> element (to be associated
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only with that particular web application).</p>
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<p>In addition, the names and values of all <code><env-entry></code>
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elements included in the web application deployment descriptor
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(<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) are configured into the initial context as
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well, overriding corresponding values from <code>conf/server.xml</code>
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<strong>only</strong> if allowed by the corresponding
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<code><Environment></code> element (by setting the
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<code>override</code> attribute to "true").</p>
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<p>Global resources can be defined in the server-wide JNDI context, by adding
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the resource elements described above to the
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<a href="../config/globalresources.html"><GlobalNamingResources></a>
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child element of the <a href="../config/server.html"><Server></a>
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element and using a 
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<a href="../config/context.html#Resource Links"><ResourceLink></a> to
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include it in the per-web-application context.</p>
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</blockquote></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="Tomcat Standard Resource Factories"><strong>Tomcat Standard Resource Factories</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
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  <p>Tomcat 6 includes a series of standard resource factories that can
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  provide services to your web applications, but give you configuration
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  flexibility (in <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code>) without
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  modifying the web application or the deployment descriptor.  Each
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  subsection below details the configuration and usage of the standard
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  resource factories.</p>
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  <p>See <a href="#Adding Custom Resource Factories">Adding Custom
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  Resource Factories</a> for information about how to create, install,
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  configure, and use your own custom resource factory classes with
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  Tomcat 6.</p>
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  <p><em>NOTE</em> - Of the standard resource factories, only the
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  "JDBC Data Source" and "User Transaction" factories are mandated to
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  be available on other platforms, and then they are required only if
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  the platform implements the Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specs.
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  All other standard resource factories, plus custom resource factories
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  that you write yourself, are specific to Tomcat and cannot be assumed
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  to be available on other containers.</p>
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  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="Generic JavaBean Resources"><strong>Generic JavaBean Resources</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
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    <h3>0.  Introduction</h3>
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    <p>This resource factory can be used to create objects of <em>any</em>
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    Java class that conforms to standard JavaBeans naming conventions (i.e.
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    it has a zero-arguments constructor, and has property setters that
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    conform to the setFoo() naming pattern.  The resource factory will
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    create a new instance of the appropriate bean class every time a
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    <code>lookup()</code> for this entry is made.</p>
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    <p>The steps required to use this facility are described below.</p>
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    <h3>1.  Create Your JavaBean Class</h3>
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    <p>Create the JavaBean class which will be instantiated each time
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    that the resource factory is looked up.  For this example, assume
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    you create a class <code>com.mycompany.MyBean</code>, which looks
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    like this:</p>
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<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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package com.mycompany;
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public class MyBean {
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  private String foo = "Default Foo";
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  public String getFoo() {
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    return (this.foo);
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  }
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  public void setFoo(String foo) {
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    this.foo = foo;
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  }
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  private int bar = 0;
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  public int getBar() {
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    return (this.bar);
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  }
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  public void setBar(int bar) {
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    this.bar = bar;
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  }
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}
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</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
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  <h3>2.  Declare Your Resource Requirements</h3>
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  <p>Next, modify your web application deployment descriptor
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  (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) to declare the JNDI name under which
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  you will request new instances of this bean.  The simplest approach is
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  to use a <code><resource-env-ref></code> element, like this:</p>
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<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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<resource-env-ref>
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  <description>
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    Object factory for MyBean instances.
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  </description>
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  <resource-env-ref-name>
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    bean/MyBeanFactory
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  </resource-env-ref-name>
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  <resource-env-ref-type>
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    com.mycompany.MyBean
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  </resource-env-ref-type>
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</resource-env-ref>
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</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
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    <p><strong>WARNING</strong> - Be sure you respect the element ordering
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    that is required by the DTD for web application deployment descriptors!
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    See the
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    <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html">Servlet
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    Specification</a> for details.</p>
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  <h3>3.  Code Your Application's Use Of This Resource</h3>
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  <p>A typical use of this resource environment reference might look
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  like this:</p>
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<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
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Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
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MyBean bean = (MyBean) envCtx.lookup("bean/MyBeanFactory");
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writer.println("foo = " + bean.getFoo() + ", bar = " +
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               bean.getBar());
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</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
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    <h3>4.  Configure Tomcat's Resource Factory</h3>
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    <p>To configure Tomcat's resource factory, add an elements like this to the
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    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code> file, nested inside the
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    <code>Context</code> element for this web application.</p>
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<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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<Context ...>
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  ...
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  <Resource name="bean/MyBeanFactory" auth="Container"
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            type="com.mycompany.MyBean"
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            factory="org.apache.naming.factory.BeanFactory"
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            bar="23"/>
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  ...
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</Context>
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</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
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    <p>Note that the resource name (here, <code>bean/MyBeanFactory</code>
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    must match the value specified in the web application deployment
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    descriptor.  We are also initializing the value of the <code>bar</code>
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    property, which will cause <code>setBar(23)</code> to be called before
 | 
						|
    the new bean is returned.  Because we are not initializing the
 | 
						|
    <code>foo</code> property (although we could have), the bean will
 | 
						|
    contain whatever default value is set up by its constructor.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  </blockquote></td></tr></table>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="JavaMail Sessions"><strong>JavaMail Sessions</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>0.  Introduction</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>In many web applications, sending electronic mail messages is a
 | 
						|
    required part of the system's functionality.  The
 | 
						|
    <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javamail">Java Mail</a> API
 | 
						|
    makes this process relatively straightforward, but requires many
 | 
						|
    configuration details that the client application must be aware of
 | 
						|
    (including the name of the SMTP host to be used for message sending).</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Tomcat 6 includes a standard resource factory that will create
 | 
						|
    <code>javax.mail.Session</code> session instances for you, already
 | 
						|
    connected to the SMTP server that is configured in <code>server.xml</code>.
 | 
						|
    In this way, the application is totally insulated from changes in the
 | 
						|
    email server configuration environment - it simply asks for, and receives,
 | 
						|
    a preconfigured session whenever needed.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>The steps required for this are outlined below.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>1.  Declare Your Resource Requirements</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>The first thing you should do is modify the web application deployment
 | 
						|
    descriptor (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) to declare the JNDI name under
 | 
						|
    which you will look up preconfigured sessions.  By convention, all such
 | 
						|
    names should resolve to the <code>mail</code> subcontext (relative to the
 | 
						|
    standard <code>java:comp/env</code> naming context that is the root of
 | 
						|
    all provided resource factories.  A typical <code>web.xml</code> entry
 | 
						|
    might look like this:</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<resource-ref>
 | 
						|
  <description>
 | 
						|
    Resource reference to a factory for javax.mail.Session
 | 
						|
    instances that may be used for sending electronic mail
 | 
						|
    messages, preconfigured to connect to the appropriate
 | 
						|
    SMTP server.
 | 
						|
  </description>
 | 
						|
  <res-ref-name>
 | 
						|
    mail/Session
 | 
						|
  </res-ref-name>
 | 
						|
  <res-type>
 | 
						|
    javax.mail.Session
 | 
						|
  </res-type>
 | 
						|
  <res-auth>
 | 
						|
    Container
 | 
						|
  </res-auth>
 | 
						|
</resource-ref>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><strong>WARNING</strong> - Be sure you respect the element ordering
 | 
						|
    that is required by the DTD for web application deployment descriptors!
 | 
						|
    See the
 | 
						|
    <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html">Servlet
 | 
						|
    Specification</a> for details.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>2.  Code Your Application's Use Of This Resource</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>A typical use of this resource reference might look like this:</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
 | 
						|
Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
 | 
						|
Session session = (Session) envCtx.lookup("mail/Session");
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Message message = new MimeMessage(session);
 | 
						|
message.setFrom(new InternetAddress(request.getParameter("from"));
 | 
						|
InternetAddress to[] = new InternetAddress[1];
 | 
						|
to[0] = new InternetAddress(request.getParameter("to"));
 | 
						|
message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, to);
 | 
						|
message.setSubject(request.getParameter("subject"));
 | 
						|
message.setContent(request.getParameter("content"), "text/plain");
 | 
						|
Transport.send(message);
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Note that the application uses the same resource reference name
 | 
						|
    that was declared in the web application deployment descriptor.  This
 | 
						|
    is matched up against the resource factory that is configured in
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code>, as described below.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>3.  Configure Tomcat's Resource Factory</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>To configure Tomcat's resource factory, add an elements like this to the
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code> file, nested inside the
 | 
						|
    <code>Context</code> element for this web application.</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<Context ...>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
  <Resource name="mail/Session" auth="Container"
 | 
						|
            type="javax.mail.Session"
 | 
						|
            mail.smtp.host="localhost"/>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
</Context>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Note that the resource name (here, <code>mail/Session</code>) must
 | 
						|
    match the value specified in the web application deployment descriptor.
 | 
						|
    Customize the value of the <code>mail.smtp.host</code> parameter to
 | 
						|
    point at the server that provides SMTP service for your network.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>4.  Install the JavaMail libraries</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/downloads/index.html">
 | 
						|
    Download the JavaMail API</a>.  The JavaMail API requires the Java Activation
 | 
						|
    Framework (JAF) API as well.  The Java Activation Framework can be downloaded
 | 
						|
    from <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/glasgow/jaf.html">Sun's site</a>.
 | 
						|
    </p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>This download includes 2 vital libraries for the configuration; 
 | 
						|
    activation.jar and mail.jar. Unpackage both distributions and place 
 | 
						|
    them into $CATALINA_HOME/lib so that they are available to
 | 
						|
    Tomcat during the initialization of the mail Session Resource.
 | 
						|
    <strong>Note:</strong> placing these jars in both common/lib and a 
 | 
						|
    web application's lib folder will cause an error, so ensure you have
 | 
						|
    them in the $CATALINA_HOME/lib location only.
 | 
						|
    </p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>Example Application</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>The <code>/examples</code> application included with Tomcat contains
 | 
						|
    an example of utilizing this resource factory.  It is accessed via the
 | 
						|
    "JSP Examples" link.  The source code for the servlet that actually
 | 
						|
    sends the mail message is in
 | 
						|
    <code>/WEB-INF/classes/SendMailServlet.java</code>.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><strong>WARNING</strong> - The default configuration assumes that
 | 
						|
    there is an SMTP server listing on port 25 on <code>localhost</code>.
 | 
						|
    If this is not the case, edit the
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code> file, and modify the
 | 
						|
    parameter value for the <code>mail.smtp.host</code> parameter to be
 | 
						|
    the host name of an SMTP server on your network.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  </blockquote></td></tr></table>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="JDBC Data Sources"><strong>JDBC Data Sources</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>0.  Introduction</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Many web applications need to access a database via a JDBC driver,
 | 
						|
    to support the functionality required by that application.  The J2EE
 | 
						|
    Platform Specification requires J2EE Application Servers to make
 | 
						|
    available a <em>DataSource</em> implementation (that is, a connection
 | 
						|
    pool for JDBC connections) for this purpose.  Tomcat 6 offers exactly
 | 
						|
    the same support, so that database-based applications you develop on
 | 
						|
    Tomcat using this service will run unchanged on any J2EE server.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>For information about JDBC, you should consult the following:</p>
 | 
						|
    <ul>
 | 
						|
    <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/">http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/</a> -
 | 
						|
        Home page for information about Java Database Connectivity.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jdbc/spec2/jdbc2.1.frame.html">http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jdbc/spec2/jdbc2.1.frame.html</a> -
 | 
						|
        The JDBC 2.1 API Specification.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/jdbc20.stdext.pdf">http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/jdbc20.stdext.pdf</a> -
 | 
						|
        The JDBC 2.0 Standard Extension API (including the
 | 
						|
        <code>javax.sql.DataSource</code> API).  This package is now known
 | 
						|
        as the "JDBC Optional Package".</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/j2ee/download.html">http://java.sun.com/j2ee/download.html</a> -
 | 
						|
        The J2EE Platform Specification (covers the JDBC facilities that
 | 
						|
        all J2EE platforms must provide to applications).</li>
 | 
						|
    </ul>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><strong>NOTE</strong> - The default data source support in Tomcat
 | 
						|
    is based on the <strong>DBCP</strong> connection pool from the
 | 
						|
    <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/commons">Jakarta Commons</a>
 | 
						|
    subproject.  However, it is possible to use any other connection pool
 | 
						|
    that implements <code>javax.sql.DataSource</code>, by writing your
 | 
						|
    own custom resource factory, as described
 | 
						|
    <a href="#Adding Custom Resource Factories">below</a>.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>1.  Install Your JDBC Driver</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Use of the <em>JDBC Data Sources</em> JNDI Resource Factory requires
 | 
						|
    that you make an appropriate JDBC driver available to both Tomcat internal
 | 
						|
    classes and to your web application.  This is most easily accomplished by
 | 
						|
    installing the driver's JAR file(s) into the
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/lib</code> directory, which makes the driver
 | 
						|
    available both to the resource factory and to your application.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>2.  Declare Your Resource Requirements</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Next, modify the web application deployment descriptor
 | 
						|
    (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) to declare the JNDI name under
 | 
						|
    which you will look up preconfigured data source.  By convention, all such
 | 
						|
    names should resolve to the <code>jdbc</code> subcontext (relative to the
 | 
						|
    standard <code>java:comp/env</code> naming context that is the root of
 | 
						|
    all provided resource factories.  A typical <code>web.xml</code> entry
 | 
						|
    might look like this:</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<resource-ref>
 | 
						|
  <description>
 | 
						|
    Resource reference to a factory for java.sql.Connection
 | 
						|
    instances that may be used for talking to a particular
 | 
						|
    database that is configured in the server.xml file.
 | 
						|
  </description>
 | 
						|
  <res-ref-name>
 | 
						|
    jdbc/EmployeeDB
 | 
						|
  </res-ref-name>
 | 
						|
  <res-type>
 | 
						|
    javax.sql.DataSource
 | 
						|
  </res-type>
 | 
						|
  <res-auth>
 | 
						|
    Container
 | 
						|
  </res-auth>
 | 
						|
</resource-ref>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><strong>WARNING</strong> - Be sure you respect the element ordering
 | 
						|
    that is required by the DTD for web application deployment descriptors!
 | 
						|
    See the
 | 
						|
    <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html">Servlet
 | 
						|
    Specification</a> for details.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>3.  Code Your Application's Use Of This Resource</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>A typical use of this resource reference might look like this:</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
 | 
						|
Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
 | 
						|
DataSource ds = (DataSource)
 | 
						|
  envCtx.lookup("jdbc/EmployeeDB");
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Connection conn = ds.getConnection();
 | 
						|
... use this connection to access the database ...
 | 
						|
conn.close();
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Note that the application uses the same resource reference name
 | 
						|
    that was declared in the web application deployment descriptor.  This
 | 
						|
    is matched up against the resource factory that is configured in
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code>, as described below.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>4.  Configure Tomcat's Resource Factory</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>To configure Tomcat's resource factory, add an element like this to the
 | 
						|
    <code>/META-INF/context.xml</code> file in the web application.</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<Context ...>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
  <Resource name="jdbc/EmployeeDB" auth="Container"
 | 
						|
            type="javax.sql.DataSource" username="dbusername" password="dbpassword"
 | 
						|
            driverClassName="org.hsql.jdbcDriver" url="jdbc:HypersonicSQL:database"
 | 
						|
            maxActive="8" maxIdle="4"/>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
</Context>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Note that the resource name (here, <code>jdbc/EmployeeDB</code>) must
 | 
						|
    match the value specified in the web application deployment descriptor.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>This example assumes that you are using the HypersonicSQL database
 | 
						|
    JDBC driver.  Customize the <code>driverClassName</code> and
 | 
						|
    <code>driverName</code> parameters to match your actual database's
 | 
						|
    JDBC driver and connection URL.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>The configuration properties for Tomcat's standard data source
 | 
						|
    resource factory
 | 
						|
    (<code>org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory</code>) are
 | 
						|
    as follows:</p>
 | 
						|
    <ul>
 | 
						|
    <li><strong>driverClassName</strong> - Fully qualified Java class name
 | 
						|
        of the JDBC driver to be used.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><strong>maxActive</strong> - The maximum number of active instances
 | 
						|
        that can be allocated from this pool at the same time.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><strong>maxIdle</strong> - The maximum number of connections that
 | 
						|
        can sit idle in this pool at the same time.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><strong>maxWait</strong> - The maximum number of milliseconds that the
 | 
						|
        pool will wait (when there are no available connections) for a
 | 
						|
        connection to be returned before throwing an exception.</li>
 | 
						|
    <li><strong>password</strong> - Database password to be passed to our
 | 
						|
        JDBC driver.</li>
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						|
    <li><strong>url</strong> - Connection URL to be passed to our JDBC driver.
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						|
        (For backwards compatibility, the property <code>driverName</code>
 | 
						|
        is also recognized.)</li>
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						|
    <li><strong>user</strong> - Database username to be passed to our
 | 
						|
        JDBC driver.</li>
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						|
    <li><strong>validationQuery</strong> - SQL query that can be used by the
 | 
						|
        pool to validate connections before they are returned to the
 | 
						|
        application.  If specified, this query MUST be an SQL SELECT
 | 
						|
        statement that returns at least one row.</li>
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						|
    </ul>
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    <p>For more details, please refer to the commons-dbcp documentation.</p>
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  </blockquote></td></tr></table>
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 | 
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</blockquote></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica.sanserif"><a name="Adding Custom Resource Factories"><strong>Adding Custom Resource Factories</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote>
 | 
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 | 
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  <p>If none of the standard resource factories meet your needs, you can
 | 
						|
  write your own factory and integrate it into Tomcat 6, and then configure
 | 
						|
  the use of this factory in the <code>conf/server.xml</code> configuration
 | 
						|
  file.  In the example below, we will create a factory that only knows how
 | 
						|
  to create <code>com.mycompany.MyBean</code> beans, from the
 | 
						|
  <a href="#Generic JavaBean Resources">Generic JavaBean Resources</a>
 | 
						|
  example, above.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <h3>1.  Write A Resource Factory Class</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>You must write a class that implements the JNDI service provider
 | 
						|
  <code>javax.naming.spi.ObjectFactory</code> inteface.  Every time your
 | 
						|
  web application calls <code>lookup()</code> on a context entry that is
 | 
						|
  bound to this factory, the <code>getObjectInstance()</code> method is
 | 
						|
  called, with the following arguments:</p>
 | 
						|
  <ul>
 | 
						|
  <li><strong>Object obj</strong> - The (possibly null) object containing
 | 
						|
      location or reference information that can be used in creating an
 | 
						|
      object.  For Tomcat, this will always be an object of type
 | 
						|
      <code>javax.naming.Reference</code>, which contains the class name
 | 
						|
      of this factory class, as well as the configuration properties
 | 
						|
      (from <code>conf/server.xml</code>) to use in creating objects
 | 
						|
      to be returned.</li>
 | 
						|
  <li><strong>Name name</strong> - The name to which this factory is bound
 | 
						|
      relative to <code>nameCtx</code>, or <code>null</code> if no name
 | 
						|
      is specified.</li>
 | 
						|
  <li><strong>Context nameCtx</strong> - The context relative to which the
 | 
						|
      <code>name</code> parameter is specified, or <code>null</code> if
 | 
						|
      <code>name</code> is relative to the default initial context.</li>
 | 
						|
  <li><strong>Hashtable environment</strong> - The (possibly null)
 | 
						|
      environment that is used in creating this object.  This is generally
 | 
						|
      ignored in Tomcat object factories.</li>
 | 
						|
  </ul>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>To create a resource factory that knows how to produce <code>MyBean</code>
 | 
						|
  instances, you might create a class like this:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
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package com.mycompany;
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						|
 | 
						|
import java.util.Enumeration;
 | 
						|
import java.util.Hashtable;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.Context;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.Name;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.NamingException;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.RefAddr;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.Reference;
 | 
						|
import javax.naming.spi.ObjectFactory;
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
public class MyBeanFactory implements ObjectFactory {
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  public Object getObjectInstance(Object obj,
 | 
						|
      Name name, Context nameCtx, Hashtable environment)
 | 
						|
      throws NamingException {
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      // Acquire an instance of our specified bean class
 | 
						|
      MyBean bean = new MyBean();
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      // Customize the bean properties from our attributes
 | 
						|
      Reference ref = (Reference) obj;
 | 
						|
      Enumeration addrs = ref.getAll();
 | 
						|
      while (addrs.hasMoreElements()) {
 | 
						|
          RefAddr addr = (RefAddr) addrs.nextElement();
 | 
						|
          String name = addr.getType();
 | 
						|
          String value = (String) addr.getContent();
 | 
						|
          if (name.equals("foo")) {
 | 
						|
              bean.setFoo(value);
 | 
						|
          } else if (name.equals("bar")) {
 | 
						|
              try {
 | 
						|
                  bean.setBar(Integer.parseInt(value));
 | 
						|
              } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 | 
						|
                  throw new NamingException("Invalid 'bar' value " + value);
 | 
						|
              }
 | 
						|
          }
 | 
						|
      }
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      // Return the customized instance
 | 
						|
      return (bean);
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  }
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
}
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>In this example, we are unconditionally creating a new instance of
 | 
						|
  the <code>com.mycompany.MyBean</code> class, and populating its properties
 | 
						|
  based on the parameters included in the <code><ResourceParams></code>
 | 
						|
  element that configures this factory (see below).  You should note that any
 | 
						|
  parameter named <code>factory</code> should be skipped - that parameter is
 | 
						|
  used to specify the name of the factory class itself (in this case,
 | 
						|
  <code>com.mycompany.MyBeanFactory</code>) rather than a property of the
 | 
						|
  bean being configured.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>For more information about <code>ObjectFactory</code>, see the
 | 
						|
  <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/docs.html">JNDI 1.2 Service
 | 
						|
  Provider Interface (SPI) Specification</a>.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>You will need to compile this class against a class path that includes
 | 
						|
  all of the JAR files in the <code>$CATALINA_HOME/lib</code> directory.  When you are through,
 | 
						|
  place the factory class (and the corresponding bean class) unpacked under
 | 
						|
  <code>$CATALINA_HOME/lib</code>, or in a JAR file inside
 | 
						|
  <code>$CATALINA_HOME/lib</code>.  In this way, the required class
 | 
						|
  files are visible to both Catalina internal resources and your web
 | 
						|
  application.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <h3>2.  Declare Your Resource Requirements</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>Next, modify your web application deployment descriptor
 | 
						|
  (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>) to declare the JNDI name under which
 | 
						|
  you will request new instances of this bean.  The simplest approach is
 | 
						|
  to use a <code><resource-env-ref></code> element, like this:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<resource-env-ref>
 | 
						|
  <description>
 | 
						|
    Object factory for MyBean instances.
 | 
						|
  </description>
 | 
						|
  <resource-env-ref-name>
 | 
						|
    bean/MyBeanFactory
 | 
						|
  </resource-env-ref-name>
 | 
						|
  <resource-env-ref-type>
 | 
						|
    com.mycompany.MyBean
 | 
						|
  </resource-env-ref-type>
 | 
						|
<resource-env-ref>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p><strong>WARNING</strong> - Be sure you respect the element ordering
 | 
						|
    that is required by the DTD for web application deployment descriptors!
 | 
						|
    See the
 | 
						|
    <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html">Servlet
 | 
						|
    Specification</a> for details.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <h3>3.  Code Your Application's Use Of This Resource</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>A typical use of this resource environment reference might look
 | 
						|
  like this:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
 | 
						|
Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
 | 
						|
MyBean bean = (MyBean) envCtx.lookup("bean/MyBeanFactory");
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
writer.println("foo = " + bean.getFoo() + ", bar = " +
 | 
						|
               bean.getBar());
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <h3>4.  Configure Tomcat's Resource Factory</h3>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>To configure Tomcat's resource factory, add an elements like this to the
 | 
						|
    <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml</code> file, nested inside the
 | 
						|
    <code>Context</code> element for this web application.</p>
 | 
						|
<div align="left"><table cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" height="1"><pre>
 | 
						|
<Context ...>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
  <Resource name="bean/MyBeanFactory" auth="Container"
 | 
						|
            type="com.mycompany.MyBean"
 | 
						|
            factory="com.mycompany.MyBeanFactory"
 | 
						|
            bar="23"/>
 | 
						|
  ...
 | 
						|
</Context>
 | 
						|
</pre></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td><td bgcolor="#023264" width="1" height="1"><img src="./../images/void.gif" width="1" height="1" vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0"></td></tr></table></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Note that the resource name (here, <code>bean/MyBeanFactory</code>
 | 
						|
    must match the value specified in the web application deployment
 | 
						|
    descriptor.  We are also initializing the value of the <code>bar</code>
 | 
						|
    property, which will cause <code>setBar(23)</code> to be called before
 | 
						|
    the new bean is returned.  Because we are not initializing the
 | 
						|
    <code>foo</code> property (although we could have), the bean will
 | 
						|
    contain whatever default value is set up by its constructor.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>You will also note that, from the application developer's perspective,
 | 
						|
    the declaration of the resource environment reference, and the programming
 | 
						|
    used to request new instances, is identical to the approach used for the
 | 
						|
    <em>Generic JavaBean Resources</em> example.  This illustrates one of the
 | 
						|
    advantages of using JNDI resources to encapsulate functionality - you can
 | 
						|
    change the underlying implementation without necessarily having to
 | 
						|
    modify applications using the resources, as long as you maintain
 | 
						|
    compatible APIs.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
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