> At 11:00 22/07/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>hi all,
>
>I am creating a database backed servlet driven application. Ive created a
>database connection pool which has been placed into the application object
>(ServletContext) so servlets can each get a connection by calling
>getServletContext.getAttribute("dbPool").
>
>Ive created java helper classes/beans which i would like to use within the
>servlets. The problem im having is that these classes require database
>access from the pool.
>
>Is there any way to access the ServletContext / application object within
>the java helper classes so i can get at the connection pool??? The only
>way i can think of getting around it is by passing a ConnectionPool object
>in as a formal parameter when i call the class from the servlet.
>
>any input appriciated.
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As you guessed you must pass the pool as a parameter, or alternatively you 
can make the pool a singleton object and retrieve it through a static 
method like PoolClass.getInstance()
hope it helps,
         Giovanni



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giovanni,

thats it, thanks for your help.