on.html" title="class in jakarta.servlet">ServletException</a></span></div>
<div class="block">Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the servlet is being placed into service.

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 The servlet container calls the <code>init</code> method exactly once after instantiating the servlet. The
 <code>init</code> method must complete successfully before the servlet can receive any requests. The container will
 ensure that actions performed in the <code>init</code> method will be visible to 