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package org.springframework.web.context.request;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Extension of the WebRequest interface, exposing the native request and response objects in a generic fashion. 
Mainly intended for framework-internal usage,
in particular for generic argument resolution code.
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
Since:
2.5.2/**
 * Extension of the {@link WebRequest} interface, exposing the
 * native request and response objects in a generic fashion.
 *
 * <p>Mainly intended for framework-internal usage,
 * in particular for generic argument resolution code.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5.2
 */
public interface NativeWebRequest extends WebRequest {

	
Return the underlying native request object.
See Also:
HttpServletRequest/**
	 * Return the underlying native request object.
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
	 */
	Object getNativeRequest();

	
Return the underlying native response object, if any.
See Also:
HttpServletResponse/**
	 * Return the underlying native response object, if any.
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
	 */
	@Nullable
	Object getNativeResponse();

	
Return the underlying native request object, if available.
Params:
requiredType – the desired type of request object
See Also:
HttpServletRequest
Returns:
the matching request object, or null if none of that type is available/**
	 * Return the underlying native request object, if available.
	 * @param requiredType the desired type of request object
	 * @return the matching request object, or {@code null} if none
	 * of that type is available
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
	 */
	@Nullable
	<T> T getNativeRequest(@Nullable Class<T> requiredType);

	
Return the underlying native response object, if available.
Params:
requiredType – the desired type of response object
See Also:
HttpServletResponse
Returns:
the matching response object, or null if none of that type is available/**
	 * Return the underlying native response object, if available.
	 * @param requiredType the desired type of response object
	 * @return the matching response object, or {@code null} if none
	 * of that type is available
	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
	 */
	@Nullable
	<T> T getNativeResponse(@Nullable Class<T> requiredType);

}