Metacat

import edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.service.PropertyService;

import edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.util.SystemUtil;

import edu.ucsb.nceas.utilities.PropertyNotFoundException;

	 * Initializes the servlet. Reads properties and initializes object fields.

	 * 

	 * @throws ServletException

	 */

	public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {

		ServletContext context = null;

		String dirPath;

		Options options = null;

		super.init(config);

		context = config.getServletContext();

		dirPath = context.getRealPath(CONFIG_DIR);

		File propertyFile = new File(dirPath, CONFIG_NAME);

		try {

			options = Options.initialize(propertyFile);

			this.contextString = PropertyService.getProperty("application.context");

		} catch (IOException e) {

			System.err.println("Error in loading options: " + e.getMessage());

		} catch (PropertyNotFoundException pnfe) {

			System.err.println("couldn't read property during initialization: "

					+ pnfe.getMessage());

		}

	}