Ok to use ThreadPoolTaskExecutor and TimerTask in web app?

[snowch]

Is it ok to use ThreadPoolTaskExecutor and TimerTask in web app, or does it defy the mandate that one must not create their own threads in a web app?

Many thanks in advance,

Chris

[jporche]

I'm using ThreadPoolTaskExecutor from within a ContextListener. As the web application starts it begins several maintenance threads. I don't know if it's "wrong" or not but it seems to work fine and Tomcat does not complain.

[snowch]

Thanks for the reply.

It would be good if there was a statement in the spring docs about threading from a j2ee app...