rendered paste body public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent evt) { ServletContext context = evt.getServletContext(); //set filename String fileName = context.getRealPath("/data/Order.xml"); //create dao //OrderDAO orderDAO = new OrderDAO(); //orderDAO.setOrdersList((LinkedList) evt.getServletContext().getAttribute("ordersList")); XmlHelper xmlHelper = new XmlHelper(); xmlHelper.storeFile((LinkedList) evt.getServletContext().getAttribute("ordersList"), fileName); //update //orderDAO.update((LinkedList) evt.getServletContext().getAttribute("ordersList")); }