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  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.web.context;

import javax.servlet.ServletContext;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;


Interface to provide configuration for a web application. This is read-only while
the application is running, but may be reloaded if the implementation supports this.

This interface adds a getServletContext() method to the generic ApplicationContext interface, and defines a well-known application attribute name that the root context must be bound to in the bootstrap process. 
Like generic application contexts, web application contexts are hierarchical.
There is a single root context per application, while each servlet in the application
(including a dispatcher servlet in the MVC framework) has its own child context.

In addition to standard application context lifecycle capabilities, WebApplicationContext implementations need to detect ServletContextAware beans and invoke the setServletContext method accordingly. 
Author:Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
Since:January 19, 2001
/**
 * Interface to provide configuration for a web application. This is read-only while
 * the application is running, but may be reloaded if the implementation supports this.
 *
 * <p>This interface adds a {@code getServletContext()} method to the generic
 * ApplicationContext interface, and defines a well-known application attribute name
 * that the root context must be bound to in the bootstrap process.
 *
 * <p>Like generic application contexts, web application contexts are hierarchical.
 * There is a single root context per application, while each servlet in the application
 * (including a dispatcher servlet in the MVC framework) has its own child context.
 *
 * <p>In addition to standard application context lifecycle capabilities,
 * WebApplicationContext implementations need to detect {@link ServletContextAware}
 * beans and invoke the {@code setServletContext} method accordingly.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since January 19, 2001
 * @see ServletContextAware#setServletContext
 */
public interface WebApplicationContext extends ApplicationContext {

	
Context attribute to bind root WebApplicationContext to on successful startup.

Note: If the startup of the root context fails, this attribute can contain
an exception or error as value. Use WebApplicationContextUtils for convenient
lookup of the root WebApplicationContext.

See Also:
/**
	 * Context attribute to bind root WebApplicationContext to on successful startup.
	 * <p>Note: If the startup of the root context fails, this attribute can contain
	 * an exception or error as value. Use WebApplicationContextUtils for convenient
	 * lookup of the root WebApplicationContext.
	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils#getWebApplicationContext
	 * @see org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils#getRequiredWebApplicationContext
	 */
	String ROOT_WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE = WebApplicationContext.class.getName() + ".ROOT";

	
Scope identifier for request scope: "request".
Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".

/**
	 * Scope identifier for request scope: "request".
	 * Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".
	 */
	String SCOPE_REQUEST = "request";

	
Scope identifier for session scope: "session".
Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".

/**
	 * Scope identifier for session scope: "session".
	 * Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".
	 */
	String SCOPE_SESSION = "session";

	
Scope identifier for the global web application scope: "application".
Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".

/**
	 * Scope identifier for the global web application scope: "application".
	 * Supported in addition to the standard scopes "singleton" and "prototype".
	 */
	String SCOPE_APPLICATION = "application";

	
Name of the ServletContext environment bean in the factory.

See Also:
  • ServletContext
/**
	 * Name of the ServletContext environment bean in the factory.
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext
	 */
	String SERVLET_CONTEXT_BEAN_NAME = "servletContext";

	
Name of the ServletContext init-params environment bean in the factory.

Note: Possibly merged with ServletConfig parameters.
ServletConfig parameters override ServletContext parameters of the same name.

See Also:
/**
	 * Name of the ServletContext init-params environment bean in the factory.
	 * <p>Note: Possibly merged with ServletConfig parameters.
	 * ServletConfig parameters override ServletContext parameters of the same name.
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext#getInitParameterNames()
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext#getInitParameter(String)
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletConfig#getInitParameterNames()
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletConfig#getInitParameter(String)
	 */
	String CONTEXT_PARAMETERS_BEAN_NAME = "contextParameters";

	
Name of the ServletContext attributes environment bean in the factory.

See Also:
/**
	 * Name of the ServletContext attributes environment bean in the factory.
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext#getAttributeNames()
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContext#getAttribute(String)
	 */
	String CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTES_BEAN_NAME = "contextAttributes";


	
Return the standard Servlet API ServletContext for this application.

/**
	 * Return the standard Servlet API ServletContext for this application.
	 */
	@Nullable
	ServletContext getServletContext();

}