HttpServletBean init() question

[rcui]

In HttpServletBean class line 84 init() method:

catch (BeansException ex) {
    logger.error("Failed to set bean properties on servlet '" + getServletName() + "'", ex);
    throw ex;
}

The BeansException ex is thrown again. If I misconfig a jar file, this will bomb out without sending any message to the screen(a blank screen), I am wondering whether this ex should be converted to something that servlet containers would know and thus send a proper message to the screen, rather than a blank screen.

My case was that I was trying to remove some unnecessary jar files.

Thanks,
Rick

[Alef Arendsen]

The BeansException is thrown at servlet-startup time, so you should see it in your console or error log. Do you mean that any request to the servlet that failed starting up will generate a blank screen now, not showing any exception?

[rcui]

I didn't load the servlet during startup, only load it when a req comes in, that's when a blank page is shown.

[Alef Arendsen]

Does that mean you're happy with preloading the servlet? I usually like to initialize as much as possible when starting the server to know upfront when thing fail.

Alef

[rcui]

I have no problem to make the servlet loaded during startup. Just report this scenario. A servlet error should be informed to the servlet container, so a 500 error could be generated to the client, rather than a blank page instead. But it's just my view, I am not picking on something, just try to make it better.

[willcode4beer]

How did you configure the HttpServletBean?
I can't get the init method to be called and am unable to find any documentation about how to configure this class.
thx