 of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement.

 <p>This method was originally defined to retrieve a servlet
 from a <code>ServletContext</code>. In this version, this method
 always returns <code>null</code> and remains only to preserve
 binary compatibility. This method will be permanently removed
 in a future version of the Java Servlet API.

 <p>In lieu of this method, servlets can share information using the
 <code>ServletContext</code> class and can perform shared business logic
 by invoking me