https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50597
--- Comment #1 from Ismael Juma <mli...@juma.me.uk> 2011-01-16 12:27:26 EST --- The simple patch that fixes it for me is: [ijuma@localhost]~/src/tomcat% svn diff Index: java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationFilterConfig.java =================================================================== --- java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationFilterConfig.java (revision 1059421) +++ java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationFilterConfig.java (working copy) @@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ this.filter = null; } else { - - // Allocate a new filter instance - getFilter(); - + if (filterDef.getFilter() == null) { + // Allocate a new filter instance + getFilter(); + } } } I don't know if this is the best way, but it works because after returning from that method the following is executed in the constructor (which is the same that getFilter does for the case where Tomcat has the class but not the instance of Filter): if (filterDef.getFilter() != null) { this.filter = filterDef.getFilter(); getInstanceManager().newInstance(filter); initFilter(); } -- Configure bugmail: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org