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package javax.servlet;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
Defines a generic, protocol-independent servlet. To write an HTTP servlet for use on the Web, extend HttpServlet
instead. GenericServlet
implements the Servlet
and ServletConfig
interfaces. GenericServlet
may be directly extended by a servlet, although it's more common to extend
a protocol-specific subclass such as HttpServlet
.
GenericServlet
makes writing servlets
easier. It provides simple versions of the lifecycle methods
init
and destroy
and of the methods
in the ServletConfig
interface. GenericServlet
also implements the log
method, declared in the
ServletContext
interface.
To write a generic servlet, you need only
override the abstract service
method.
Author: Various
/**
*
* Defines a generic, protocol-independent
* servlet. To write an HTTP servlet for use on the
* Web, extend {@link javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet} instead.
*
* <p><code>GenericServlet</code> implements the <code>Servlet</code>
* and <code>ServletConfig</code> interfaces. <code>GenericServlet</code>
* may be directly extended by a servlet, although it's more common to extend
* a protocol-specific subclass such as <code>HttpServlet</code>.
*
* <p><code>GenericServlet</code> makes writing servlets
* easier. It provides simple versions of the lifecycle methods
* <code>init</code> and <code>destroy</code> and of the methods
* in the <code>ServletConfig</code> interface. <code>GenericServlet</code>
* also implements the <code>log</code> method, declared in the
* <code>ServletContext</code> interface.
*
* <p>To write a generic servlet, you need only
* override the abstract <code>service</code> method.
*
*
* @author Various
*/
public abstract class GenericServlet
implements Servlet, ServletConfig, java.io.Serializable
{
private static final String LSTRING_FILE = "javax.servlet.LocalStrings";
private static ResourceBundle lStrings =
ResourceBundle.getBundle(LSTRING_FILE);
private transient ServletConfig config;
Does nothing. All of the servlet initialization
is done by one of the init
methods.
/**
*
* Does nothing. All of the servlet initialization
* is done by one of the <code>init</code> methods.
*
*/
public GenericServlet() { }
Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the servlet is being taken out of service. See Servlet.destroy
. /**
* Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the
* servlet is being taken out of service. See {@link Servlet#destroy}.
*
*
*/
public void destroy() {
}
Returns a String
containing the value of the named
initialization parameter, or null
if the parameter does not exist. See ServletConfig.getInitParameter
. This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
value of the named parameter from the servlet's
ServletConfig
object.
Params: - name – a
String
specifying the name
of the initialization parameter
Returns: String a String
containing the value
of the initialization parameter
/**
* 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
*
*/
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);
}
Returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters
as an Enumeration
of String
objects,
or an empty Enumeration
if the servlet has no initialization parameters. See ServletConfig.getInitParameterNames
. This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
parameter names from the servlet's ServletConfig
object.
Returns: Enumeration an enumeration of String
objects containing the names of
the servlet's initialization parameters
/**
* Returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters
* as an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code> objects,
* or an empty <code>Enumeration</code> if the servlet has no
* initialization parameters. See {@link
* ServletConfig#getInitParameterNames}.
*
* <p>This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
* parameter names from the servlet's <code>ServletConfig</code> object.
*
*
* @return Enumeration an enumeration of <code>String</code>
* objects containing the names of
* the servlet's initialization parameters
*/
public Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames() {
ServletConfig sc = getServletConfig();
if (sc == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException(
lStrings.getString("err.servlet_config_not_initialized"));
}
return sc.getInitParameterNames();
}
Returns this servlet's ServletConfig
object. Returns: ServletConfig the ServletConfig
object
that initialized this servlet
/**
* Returns this servlet's {@link ServletConfig} object.
*
* @return ServletConfig the <code>ServletConfig</code> object
* that initialized this servlet
*/
public ServletConfig getServletConfig() {
return config;
}
Returns a reference to the ServletContext
in which this servlet is running. See ServletConfig.getServletContext
. This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
context from the servlet's ServletConfig
object.
Returns: ServletContext the ServletContext
object
passed to this servlet by the init
method
/**
* Returns a reference to the {@link ServletContext} in which this servlet
* is running. See {@link ServletConfig#getServletContext}.
*
* <p>This method is supplied for convenience. It gets the
* context from the servlet's <code>ServletConfig</code> object.
*
*
* @return ServletContext the <code>ServletContext</code> object
* passed to this servlet by the <code>init</code>
* method
*/
public ServletContext getServletContext() {
ServletConfig sc = getServletConfig();
if (sc == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException(
lStrings.getString("err.servlet_config_not_initialized"));
}
return sc.getServletContext();
}
Returns information about the servlet, such as author, version, and copyright. By default, this method returns an empty string. Override this method to have it return a meaningful value. See Servlet.getServletInfo
. Returns: String information about this servlet, by default an
empty string
/**
* Returns information about the servlet, such as
* author, version, and copyright.
* By default, this method returns an empty string. Override this method
* to have it return a meaningful value. See {@link
* Servlet#getServletInfo}.
*
*
* @return String information about this servlet, by default an
* empty string
*/
public String getServletInfo() {
return "";
}
Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the servlet is being placed into service. See Servlet.init
. This implementation stores the ServletConfig
object it receives from the servlet container for later use. When overriding this form of the method, call super.init(config)
.
Params: - config – the
ServletConfig
object
that contains configuration
information for this servlet
Throws: - ServletException – if an exception occurs that
interrupts the servlet's normal
operation
See Also:
/**
* Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the
* servlet is being placed into service. See {@link Servlet#init}.
*
* <p>This implementation stores the {@link ServletConfig}
* object it receives from the servlet container for later use.
* When overriding this form of the method, call
* <code>super.init(config)</code>.
*
* @param config the <code>ServletConfig</code> object
* that contains configuration
* information for this servlet
*
* @exception ServletException if an exception occurs that
* interrupts the servlet's normal
* operation
*
* @see UnavailableException
*/
public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
this.config = config;
this.init();
}
A convenience method which can be overridden so that there's no need
to call super.init(config)
.
Instead of overriding init(ServletConfig)
, simply override this method and it will be called by GenericServlet.init(ServletConfig config)
.
The ServletConfig
object can still be retrieved via getServletConfig
.
Throws: - ServletException – if an exception occurs that
interrupts the servlet's
normal operation
/**
* A convenience method which can be overridden so that there's no need
* to call <code>super.init(config)</code>.
*
* <p>Instead of overriding {@link #init(ServletConfig)}, simply override
* this method and it will be called by
* <code>GenericServlet.init(ServletConfig config)</code>.
* The <code>ServletConfig</code> object can still be retrieved via {@link
* #getServletConfig}.
*
* @exception ServletException if an exception occurs that
* interrupts the servlet's
* normal operation
*/
public void init() throws ServletException {
}
Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, prepended by the servlet's name. See ServletContext.log(String)
. Params: - msg – a
String
specifying
the message to be written to the log file
/**
* Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, prepended by the
* servlet's name. See {@link ServletContext#log(String)}.
*
* @param msg a <code>String</code> specifying
* the message to be written to the log file
*/
public void log(String msg) {
getServletContext().log(getServletName() + ": "+ msg);
}
Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace
for a given Throwable
exception to the servlet log file, prepended by the servlet's name. See ServletContext.log(String, Throwable)
. Params: - message – a
String
that describes
the error or exception - t – the
java.lang.Throwable
error
or exception
/**
* Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace
* for a given <code>Throwable</code> exception
* to the servlet log file, prepended by the servlet's name.
* See {@link ServletContext#log(String, Throwable)}.
*
*
* @param message a <code>String</code> that describes
* the error or exception
*
* @param t the <code>java.lang.Throwable</code> error
* or exception
*/
public void log(String message, Throwable t) {
getServletContext().log(getServletName() + ": " + message, t);
}
Called by the servlet container to allow the servlet to respond to a request. See Servlet.service
. This method is declared abstract so subclasses, such as
HttpServlet
, must override it.
Params: - req – the
ServletRequest
object
that contains the client's request - res – the
ServletResponse
object
that will contain the servlet's response
Throws: - ServletException – if an exception occurs that
interferes with the servlet's
normal operation occurred
- IOException – if an input or output
exception occurs
/**
* Called by the servlet container to allow the servlet to respond to
* a request. See {@link Servlet#service}.
*
* <p>This method is declared abstract so subclasses, such as
* <code>HttpServlet</code>, must override it.
*
* @param req the <code>ServletRequest</code> object
* that contains the client's request
*
* @param res the <code>ServletResponse</code> object
* that will contain the servlet's response
*
* @exception ServletException if an exception occurs that
* interferes with the servlet's
* normal operation occurred
*
* @exception IOException if an input or output
* exception occurs
*/
public abstract void service(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res)
throws ServletException, IOException;
Returns the name of this servlet instance. See ServletConfig.getServletName
. Returns: the name of this servlet instance
/**
* Returns the name of this servlet instance.
* See {@link ServletConfig#getServletName}.
*
* @return the name of this servlet instance
*/
public String getServletName() {
ServletConfig sc = getServletConfig();
if (sc == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException(
lStrings.getString("err.servlet_config_not_initialized"));
}
return sc.getServletName();
}
}