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package jakarta.servlet;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Enumeration;
Provides a base class that implements the Filter and FilterConfig interfaces
to reduce boilerplate when writing new filters.
See Also: - Filter
- FilterConfig
/**
* Provides a base class that implements the Filter and FilterConfig interfaces
* to reduce boilerplate when writing new filters.
*
* @see jakarta.servlet.Filter
* @see jakarta.servlet.FilterConfig
*/
public abstract class GenericFilter implements Filter, FilterConfig, Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private volatile FilterConfig filterConfig;
@Override
public String getInitParameter(String name) {
return getFilterConfig().getInitParameter(name);
}
@Override
public Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames() {
return getFilterConfig().getInitParameterNames();
}
Obtain the FilterConfig used to initialise this Filter instance.
Returns: The config previously passed to the init(FilterConfig)
method
/**
* Obtain the FilterConfig used to initialise this Filter instance.
*
* @return The config previously passed to the {@link #init(FilterConfig)}
* method
*/
public FilterConfig getFilterConfig() {
return filterConfig;
}
@Override
public ServletContext getServletContext() {
return getFilterConfig().getServletContext();
}
@Override
public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
this.filterConfig = filterConfig;
init();
}
Convenience method for sub-classes to save them having to call
super.init(config)
. This is a NO-OP by default.
Throws: - ServletException – If an exception occurs that interrupts the
Filter's normal operation
/**
* Convenience method for sub-classes to save them having to call
* <code>super.init(config)</code>. This is a NO-OP by default.
*
* @throws ServletException If an exception occurs that interrupts the
* Filter's normal operation
*/
public void init() throws ServletException {
// NO-OP
}
@Override
public String getFilterName() {
return getFilterConfig().getFilterName();
}
}