code: protected void initializeInitParams(Node initParamNode,
  			Map<String, Object> initParameters) {
  
  		String paramName = null;
  		String paramValue = null;
  
  		NodeList childNodes = initParamNode.getChildNodes();
  		for (int j = 0; j < childNodes.getLength(); j++) {
  			Node childNode = childNodes.item(j);
  			String nodeName = childNode.getNodeName();
  			if (nodeName.equals(PARAM_NAME_TAG_NAME)) {
  				paramName = getTextValue(childNode);
  			} else if (nodeName.equals(PARAM_VALUE_TAG_NAME)) {
  				paramValue = getTextValue(childNode);
  			}
  		}
  
  		initParameters.put(paramName, paramValue);
  	}
docs: Initialize the init parameters define in the servlet config
  
  @param initParameters
  the map of initialization parameters