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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:
/** * 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(); } }