Interface FilterConfig

All Known Implementing Classes:
GenericFilter, HttpFilter
public interface FilterConfig
A filter configuration object used by a servlet container to pass information to a filter during initialization.
Since:
Servlet 2.3
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getFilterName

      String getFilterName()
      Get the name of the filter.
      Returns:
      The filter-name of this filter as defined in the deployment descriptor.

    • getServletContext

      ServletContext getServletContext()
      Returns a reference to the ServletContext in which the caller is executing.
      Returns:
      ServletContext object, used by the caller to interact with its servlet container
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    • getInitParameter

      String getInitParameter(String name)
      Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.
      Parameters:
      name - String specifying the name of the initialization parameter
      Returns:
      String containing the value of the initialization parameter

    • getInitParameterNames

      Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames()
      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:
      Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the filter's initialization parameters