application:
javax.servlet.ServletContext的实例,代表web应用本身
通过application的setAttribute(String attrName , Object value)方法将值设为application范围内的属性,该属性在整个web应用内有效
在jsp中访问
<%=application.getAttribute(attrName)%>
在Servlet中访问
ServletContext sc = getServletConfig().getServletContext();
sc.getAttribute(attrName);
获得web应用配置参数
web.xml配置
<context-param>
<param-name>driver</param-name>
<param-value>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</param-value>
</context-param>
获取配置参数
String driver = application.getInitParameter("driver");