code: public String getInitParameter(String name) {
          ServletConfig sc = getServletConfig();
          if (sc == null) {
              throw new IllegalStateException(
                  lStrings.getString("err.servlet_config_not_initialized"));
          }
  
          return sc.getInitParameter(name);
      }
docs: Returns a <code>String</code> containing the value of the named
  initialization parameter, or <code>null</code> if the parameter does
  not exist.  See {@link ServletConfig#getInitParameter}.
  
  <p>This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
  value of the named parameter from the servlet's
  <code>ServletConfig</code> object.
  
  @param name 		a <code>String</code> specifying the name
  of the initialization parameter
  
  @return String 		a <code>String</code> containing the value
  of the initialization parameter