How to set a maximum execution time in JSP/Servlet?

I would like to set a time limit for sc开发者_StackOverflowript execution. In PHP I use "set_time_limit". How can I do this in JSP?

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I have to disappoint you - there is no such setting. In JSP it is hardly feasible, when using servlets (especially 3.0) you have some options. However all of them require running your logic in a separate thread.

See my answer here, it is about Spring MVC, but it explains the general concept.

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Wrap the code you want to execute inside of java Runnable, then use ExecutorService to set a timeout for that task.

http://download.oracle.com/javase/1,5,0/docs/api/java/lang/Runnable.html http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ExecutorService.html

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This should be a setting of your servlet container. In tomcat you can configure these on the connector - see here (look for 'timeout'). (Also see here)