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package javax.servlet;
import java.util.Enumeration;
A filter configuration object used by a servlet container to pass information to a filter during initialization.
See Also: - Filter
Since: Servlet 2.3
/**
* A filter configuration object used by a servlet container to pass information to a filter during initialization.
*
* @see Filter
* @since Servlet 2.3
*/
public interface FilterConfig {
Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the deployment descriptor.
Returns: the filter name of this filter
/**
* Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the deployment descriptor.
*
* @return the filter name of this filter
*/
public String getFilterName();
Returns a reference to the ServletContext
in which the caller is executing. See Also: Returns: a ServletContext
object, used by the caller to interact with its servlet container
/**
* Returns a reference to the {@link ServletContext} in which the caller is executing.
*
* @return a {@link ServletContext} object, used by the caller to interact with its servlet container
*
* @see ServletContext
*/
public ServletContext getServletContext();
Returns a String
containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null
if
the initialization parameter does not exist.
Params: - name – a
String
specifying the name of the initialization parameter
Returns: a String
containing the value of the initialization parameter, or null
if the
initialization parameter does not exist
/**
* Returns a <code>String</code> containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or <code>null</code> if
* the initialization parameter does not exist.
*
* @param name a <code>String</code> specifying the name of the initialization parameter
*
* @return a <code>String</code> containing the value of the initialization parameter, or <code>null</code> if the
* initialization parameter does not exist
*/
public String getInitParameter(String name);
Returns the names of the filter's initialization parameters as an Enumeration
of String
objects, or an empty Enumeration
if the filter has no initialization parameters.
Returns: an Enumeration
of String
objects containing the names of the filter's
initialization parameters
/**
* Returns the names of the filter's initialization parameters as an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code>
* objects, or an empty <code>Enumeration</code> if the filter has no initialization parameters.
*
* @return an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code> objects containing the names of the filter's
* initialization parameters
*/
public Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames();
}