Package jakarta.servlet

Interface ServletContext

public interface ServletContext

Defines a set of methods that a servlet uses to communicate with its servlet container, for example, to get the MIME type of a file, dispatch requests, or write to a log file.

There is one context per "web application" per Java Virtual Machine. (A "web application" is a collection of servlets and content installed under a specific subset of the server's URL namespace such as /catalog and possibly installed via a .war file.)

In the case of a web application marked "distributed" in its deployment descriptor, there will be one context instance for each virtual machine. In this situation, the context cannot be used as a location to share global information (because the information won't be truly global). Use an external resource like a database instead.

The ServletContext object is contained within the ServletConfig object, which the Web server provides the servlet when the servlet is initialized.

See Also:

• Servlet.getServletConfig()
• ServletConfig.getServletContext()

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ORDERED_LIBS	The name of the ServletContext attribute that holds the ordered list of web fragments for this web application.
static final String	TEMPDIR	The name of the ServletContext attribute that holds the temporary file location for the web application.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FilterRegistration.Dynamic	addFilter(String filterName, Filter filter)	Add filter to context.
FilterRegistration.Dynamic	addFilter(String filterName, Class<? extends Filter> filterClass)	Add filter to context.
FilterRegistration.Dynamic	addFilter(String filterName, String className)	Add filter to context.
ServletRegistration.Dynamic	addJspFile(String jspName, String jspFile)	Add a JSP to the context.
void	addListener(Class<? extends EventListener> listenerClass)	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
void	addListener(String className)	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
<T extends EventListener> void	addListener(T t)	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
ServletRegistration.Dynamic	addServlet(String servletName, Servlet servlet)	Register a servlet instance for use in this ServletContext.
ServletRegistration.Dynamic	addServlet(String servletName, Class<? extends Servlet> servletClass)	Add servlet to the context.
ServletRegistration.Dynamic	addServlet(String servletName, String className)	Register a servlet implementation for use in this ServletContext.
<T extends Filter> T	createFilter(Class<T> c)	Create a Filter instance using the given class.
<T extends EventListener> T	createListener(Class<T> c)	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
<T extends Servlet> T	createServlet(Class<T> c)	Create an Servlet instance using the given class.
void	declareRoles(String... roleNames)	Add to the declared roles for this ServletContext.
Object	getAttribute(String name)	Returns the servlet container attribute with the given name, or null if there is no attribute by that name.
Enumeration<String>	getAttributeNames()	Returns an Enumeration containing the attribute names available within this servlet context.
ClassLoader	getClassLoader()	Get the web application class loader associated with this ServletContext.
ServletContext	getContext(String uripath)	Returns a ServletContext object that corresponds to a specified URL on the server.
String	getContextPath()	Return the main path associated with this context.
Set<SessionTrackingMode>	getDefaultSessionTrackingModes()	Obtains the default session tracking modes for this web application.
int	getEffectiveMajorVersion()	Obtain the major version of the servlet specification for which this web application is implemented.
int	getEffectiveMinorVersion()	Obtain the minor version of the servlet specification for which this web application is implemented.
Set<SessionTrackingMode>	getEffectiveSessionTrackingModes()	Obtains the currently enabled session tracking modes for this web application.
FilterRegistration	getFilterRegistration(String filterName)	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
Map<String,? extends FilterRegistration>	getFilterRegistrations()
String	getInitParameter(String name)	Returns a String containing the value of the named context-wide initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.
Enumeration<String>	getInitParameterNames()	Returns the names of the context's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the context has no initialization parameters.
JspConfigDescriptor	getJspConfigDescriptor()
int	getMajorVersion()	Returns the major version of the Java Servlet API that this servlet container supports.
String	getMimeType(String file)	Returns the MIME type of the specified file, or null if the MIME type is not known.
int	getMinorVersion()	Returns the minor version of the Servlet API that this servlet container supports.
RequestDispatcher	getNamedDispatcher(String name)	Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the named servlet.
String	getRealPath(String path)	Returns a String containing the real path for a given virtual path.
String	getRequestCharacterEncoding()	Get the default character encoding for reading request bodies.
RequestDispatcher	getRequestDispatcher(String path)	Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the resource located at the given path.
URL	getResource(String path)	Returns a URL to the resource that is mapped to a specified path.
InputStream	getResourceAsStream(String path)	Returns the resource located at the named path as an InputStream object.
Set<String>	getResourcePaths(String path)	Returns a directory-like listing of all the paths to resources within the web application whose longest sub-path matches the supplied path argument.
String	getResponseCharacterEncoding()	Get the default character encoding for writing response bodies.
String	getServerInfo()	Returns the name and version of the servlet container on which the servlet is running.
String	getServletContextName()	Returns the name of this web application corresponding to this ServletContext as specified in the deployment descriptor for this web application by the display-name element.
ServletRegistration	getServletRegistration(String servletName)	Obtain the details of the named servlet.
Map<String,? extends ServletRegistration>	getServletRegistrations()	Obtain a Map of servlet names to servlet registrations for all servlets registered with this context.
SessionCookieConfig	getSessionCookieConfig()
int	getSessionTimeout()	Get the default session timeout.
String	getVirtualServerName()	Get the primary name of the virtual host on which this context is deployed.
void	log(String msg)	Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, usually an event log.
void	log(String message, Throwable throwable)	Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace for a given Throwable exception to the servlet log file.
void	removeAttribute(String name)	Removes the attribute with the given name from the servlet context.
void	setAttribute(String name, Object object)	Binds an object to a given attribute name in this servlet context.
boolean	setInitParameter(String name, String value)	Set the given initialisation parameter to the given value.
void	setRequestCharacterEncoding(String encoding)	Set the default character encoding to use for reading request bodies.
void	setResponseCharacterEncoding(String encoding)	Set the default character encoding to use for writing response bodies.
void	setSessionTimeout(int sessionTimeout)	Set the default session timeout.
void	setSessionTrackingModes(Set<SessionTrackingMode> sessionTrackingModes)	Configures the available session tracking modes for this web application.

Field Details

TEMPDIR

static final String TEMPDIR

The name of the ServletContext attribute that holds the temporary file location for the web application.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ORDERED_LIBS

static final String ORDERED_LIBS

The name of the ServletContext attribute that holds the ordered list of web fragments for this web application.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getContextPath

String getContextPath()

Return the main path associated with this context.

Returns:

The main context path

Since:

Servlet 2.5

getContext

ServletContext getContext(String uripath)

Returns a ServletContext object that corresponds to a specified URL on the server.

This method allows servlets to gain access to the context for various parts of the server, and as needed obtain RequestDispatcher objects from the context. The given path must be begin with "/", is interpreted relative to the server's document root and is matched against the context roots of other web applications hosted on this container.

In a security conscious environment, the servlet container may return null for a given URL.

Parameters:

uripath - a String specifying the context path of another web application in the container.

Returns:

the ServletContext object that corresponds to the named URL, or null if either none exists or the container wishes to restrict this access.

See Also:

• RequestDispatcher

getMajorVersion

int getMajorVersion()

Returns the major version of the Java Servlet API that this servlet container supports. All implementations that comply with Version 6.0 must have this method return the integer 6.

Returns:

6

getMinorVersion

int getMinorVersion()

Returns the minor version of the Servlet API that this servlet container supports. All implementations that comply with Version 6.0 must have this method return the integer 0.

Returns:

0

getEffectiveMajorVersion

int getEffectiveMajorVersion()

Obtain the major version of the servlet specification for which this web application is implemented.

Returns:

The major version declared in web.xml

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getEffectiveMinorVersion

int getEffectiveMinorVersion()

Obtain the minor version of the servlet specification for which this web application is implemented.

Returns:

The minor version declared in web.xml

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getMimeType

String getMimeType(String file)

Returns the MIME type of the specified file, or null if the MIME type is not known. The MIME type is determined by the configuration of the servlet container, and may be specified in a web application deployment descriptor. Common MIME types are "text/html" and "image/gif".

Parameters:

file - a String specifying the name of a file

Returns:

a String specifying the file's MIME type

getResourcePaths

Set<String> getResourcePaths(String path)

Returns a directory-like listing of all the paths to resources within the web application whose longest sub-path matches the supplied path argument. Paths indicating subdirectory paths end with a '/'. The returned paths are all relative to the root of the web application and have a leading '/'. For example, for a web application containing

/welcome.html
/catalog/index.html
/catalog/products.html
/catalog/offers/books.html
/catalog/offers/music.html
/customer/login.jsp
/WEB-INF/web.xml
/WEB-INF/classes/com.acme.OrderServlet.class,

getResourcePaths("/") returns {"/welcome.html", "/catalog/", "/customer/", "/WEB-INF/"}
getResourcePaths("/catalog/") returns {"/catalog/index.html", "/catalog/products.html", "/catalog/offers/"}.

Parameters:

path - the partial path used to match the resources, which must start with a /

Returns:

a Set containing the directory listing, or null if there are no resources in the web application whose path begins with the supplied path.

Since:

Servlet 2.3

getResource

URL getResource(String path)
         throws MalformedURLException

Returns a URL to the resource that is mapped to a specified path. The path must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative to the current context root.

This method allows the servlet container to make a resource available to servlets from any source. Resources can be located on a local or remote file system, in a database, or in a .war file.

The servlet container must implement the URL handlers and URLConnection objects that are necessary to access the resource.

This method returns null if no resource is mapped to the pathname.

Some containers may allow writing to the URL returned by this method using the methods of the URL class.

The resource content is returned directly, so be aware that requesting a .jsp page returns the JSP source code. Use a RequestDispatcher instead to include results of an execution.

This method has a different purpose than java.lang.Class.getResource, which looks up resources based on a class loader. This method does not use class loaders.

Parameters:

path - a String specifying the path to the resource

Returns:

the resource located at the named path, or null if there is no resource at that path

Throws:

MalformedURLException - if the pathname is not given in the correct form

getResourceAsStream

InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path)

Returns the resource located at the named path as an InputStream object.

The data in the InputStream can be of any type or length. The path must be specified according to the rules given in getResource. This method returns null if no resource exists at the specified path.

Meta-information such as content length and content type that is available via getResource method is lost when using this method.

The servlet container must implement the URL handlers and URLConnection objects necessary to access the resource.

This method is different from java.lang.Class.getResourceAsStream, which uses a class loader. This method allows servlet containers to make a resource available to a servlet from any location, without using a class loader.

Parameters:

path - a String specifying the path to the resource

Returns:

the InputStream returned to the servlet, or null if no resource exists at the specified path

getRequestDispatcher

RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(String path)

Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the resource located at the given path. A RequestDispatcher object can be used to forward a request to the resource or to include the resource in a response. The resource can be dynamic or static.

The pathname must begin with a "/" and is interpreted as relative to the current context root. Use getContext to obtain a RequestDispatcher for resources in foreign contexts. This method returns null if the ServletContext cannot return a RequestDispatcher.

Parameters:

path - a String specifying the pathname to the resource

Returns:

a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the resource at the specified path, or null if the ServletContext cannot return a RequestDispatcher

See Also:

• RequestDispatcher
• getContext(java.lang.String)

getNamedDispatcher

RequestDispatcher getNamedDispatcher(String name)

Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the named servlet.

Servlets (and JSP pages also) may be given names via server administration or via a web application deployment descriptor. A servlet instance can determine its name using ServletConfig.getServletName().

This method returns null if the ServletContext cannot return a RequestDispatcher for any reason.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of a servlet to wrap

Returns:

a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the named servlet, or null if the ServletContext cannot return a RequestDispatcher

See Also:

• RequestDispatcher
• getContext(java.lang.String)
• ServletConfig.getServletName()

log

void log(String msg)

Writes the specified message to a servlet log file, usually an event log. The name and type of the servlet log file is specific to the servlet container.

Parameters:

msg - a String specifying the message to be written to the log file

log

void log(String message,
 Throwable throwable)

Writes an explanatory message and a stack trace for a given Throwable exception to the servlet log file. The name and type of the servlet log file is specific to the servlet container, usually an event log.

Parameters:

message - a String that describes the error or exception

throwable - the Throwable error or exception

getRealPath

String getRealPath(String path)

Returns a String containing the real path for a given virtual path. For example, the path "/index.html" returns the absolute file path on the server's filesystem would be served by a request for "http://host/contextPath/index.html", where contextPath is the context path of this ServletContext..

The real path returned will be in a form appropriate to the computer and operating system on which the servlet container is running, including the proper path separators. This method returns null if the servlet container cannot translate the virtual path to a real path for any reason (such as when the content is being made available from a .war archive).

Parameters:

path - a String specifying a virtual path

Returns:

a String specifying the real path, or null if the translation cannot be performed

getServerInfo

String getServerInfo()

Returns the name and version of the servlet container on which the servlet is running.

The form of the returned string is servername/versionnumber. For example, the JavaServer Web Development Kit may return the string JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0.

The servlet container may return other optional information after the primary string in parentheses, for example, JavaServer Web Dev Kit/1.0 (JDK 1.1.6; Windows NT 4.0 x86).

Returns:

a String containing at least the servlet container name and version number

getInitParameter

String getInitParameter(String name)

Returns a String containing the value of the named context-wide initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.

This method can make available configuration information useful to an entire "web application". For example, it can provide a web site administrator's email address or the name of a system that holds critical data.

Parameters:

name - a String containing the name of the parameter whose value is requested

Returns:

a String containing the value of the initialization parameter

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the provided parameter name is null

See Also:

• ServletConfig.getInitParameter(java.lang.String)

getInitParameterNames

Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames()

Returns the names of the context's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the context has no initialization parameters.

Returns:

an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the context's initialization parameters

See Also:

• ServletConfig.getInitParameter(java.lang.String)

setInitParameter

boolean setInitParameter(String name,
 String value)

Set the given initialisation parameter to the given value.

Parameters:

name - Name of initialisation parameter

value - Value for initialisation parameter

Returns:

true if the call succeeds or false if the call fails because an initialisation parameter with the same name has already been set

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If initialisation of this ServletContext has already completed

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

NullPointerException - If the provided parameter name is null

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getAttribute

Object getAttribute(String name)

Returns the servlet container attribute with the given name, or null if there is no attribute by that name. An attribute allows a servlet container to give the servlet additional information not already provided by this interface. See your server documentation for information about its attributes. A list of supported attributes can be retrieved using getAttributeNames.

The attribute is returned as a java.lang.Object or some subclass. Attribute names should follow the same convention as package names. The Jakarta EE platform reserves names matching jakarta.*.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the attribute, or null if no attribute exists matching the given name

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the provided attribute name is null

See Also:

• getAttributeNames()

getAttributeNames

Enumeration<String> getAttributeNames()

Returns an Enumeration containing the attribute names available within this servlet context. Use the getAttribute(java.lang.String) method with an attribute name to get the value of an attribute.

Returns:

an Enumeration of attribute names

See Also:

• getAttribute(java.lang.String)

setAttribute

void setAttribute(String name,
 Object object)

Binds an object to a given attribute name in this servlet context. If the name specified is already used for an attribute, this method will replace the attribute with the new to the new attribute.

If listeners are configured on the ServletContext the container notifies them accordingly.

If a null value is passed, the effect is the same as calling removeAttribute().

Attribute names should follow the same convention as package names. The Jakarta EE platform reserves names matching jakarta.*.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

object - an Object representing the attribute to be bound

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the provided attribute name is null

removeAttribute

void removeAttribute(String name)

Removes the attribute with the given name from the servlet context. After removal, subsequent calls to getAttribute(java.lang.String) to retrieve the attribute's value will return null.

If listeners are configured on the ServletContext the container notifies them accordingly.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute to be removed

getServletContextName

String getServletContextName()

Returns the name of this web application corresponding to this ServletContext as specified in the deployment descriptor for this web application by the display-name element.

Returns:

The name of the web application or null if no name has been declared in the deployment descriptor.

Since:

Servlet 2.3

addServlet

ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName,
 String className)

Register a servlet implementation for use in this ServletContext.

Parameters:

servletName - The name of the servlet to register

className - The implementation class for the servlet

Returns:

The registration object that enables further configuration

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addServlet

ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName,
 Servlet servlet)

Register a servlet instance for use in this ServletContext.

Parameters:

servletName - The name of the servlet to register

servlet - The Servlet instance to register

Returns:

The registration object that enables further configuration

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addServlet

ServletRegistration.Dynamic addServlet(String servletName,
 Class<? extends Servlet> servletClass)

Add servlet to the context.

Parameters:

servletName - Name of servlet to add

servletClass - Class of servlet to add

Returns:

null if the servlet has already been fully defined, else a ServletRegistration.Dynamic object that can be used to further configure the servlet

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addJspFile

ServletRegistration.Dynamic addJspFile(String jspName,
 String jspFile)

Add a JSP to the context.

Parameters:

jspName - The servlet name under which this JSP file should be registered

jspFile - The path, relative to the web application root, for the JSP file to be used for this servlet

Returns:

a ServletRegistration.Dynamic object that can be used to further configure the servlet

Since:

Servlet 4.0

createServlet

<T extends Servlet> T createServlet(Class<T> c)
                             throws ServletException

Create an Servlet instance using the given class. The instance is just created. No initialisation occurs.

Type Parameters:

T - The type for the given class

Parameters:

c - The the class for which an instance should be created

Returns:

The created Servlet instance.

Throws:

ServletException - If the servlet instance cannot be created.

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getServletRegistration

ServletRegistration getServletRegistration(String servletName)

Obtain the details of the named servlet.

Parameters:

servletName - The name of the Servlet of interest

Returns:

The registration details for the named Servlet or null if no Servlet has been registered with the given name

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getServletRegistrations

Map<String,? extends ServletRegistration> getServletRegistrations()

Obtain a Map of servlet names to servlet registrations for all servlets registered with this context.

Returns:

A Map of servlet names to servlet registrations for all servlets registered with this context

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addFilter

FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName,
 String className)

Add filter to context.

Parameters:

filterName - Name of filter to add

className - Name of filter class

Returns:

null if the filter has already been fully defined, else a FilterRegistration.Dynamic object that can be used to further configure the filter

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addFilter

FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName,
 Filter filter)

Add filter to context.

Parameters:

filterName - Name of filter to add

filter - Filter to add

Returns:

null if the filter has already been fully defined, else a FilterRegistration.Dynamic object that can be used to further configure the filter

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addFilter

FilterRegistration.Dynamic addFilter(String filterName,
 Class<? extends Filter> filterClass)

Add filter to context.

Parameters:

filterName - Name of filter to add

filterClass - Class of filter to add

Returns:

null if the filter has already been fully defined, else a FilterRegistration.Dynamic object that can be used to further configure the filter

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 3.0

createFilter

<T extends Filter> T createFilter(Class<T> c)
                           throws ServletException

Create a Filter instance using the given class. The instance is just created. No initialisation occurs.

Type Parameters:

T - The type for the given class

Parameters:

c - The the class for which an instance should be created

Returns:

The created Filter instance.

Throws:

ServletException - If the Filter instance cannot be created

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getFilterRegistration

FilterRegistration getFilterRegistration(String filterName)

TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments

Parameters:

filterName - TODO

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getFilterRegistrations

Map<String,? extends FilterRegistration> getFilterRegistrations()

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments

getSessionCookieConfig

SessionCookieConfig getSessionCookieConfig()

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments

setSessionTrackingModes

void setSessionTrackingModes(Set<SessionTrackingMode> sessionTrackingModes)

Configures the available session tracking modes for this web application.

Parameters:

sessionTrackingModes - The session tracking modes to use for this web application

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If sessionTrackingModes specifies SessionTrackingMode.SSL in combination with any other SessionTrackingMode

IllegalStateException - If the context has already been initialised

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getDefaultSessionTrackingModes

Set<SessionTrackingMode> getDefaultSessionTrackingModes()

Obtains the default session tracking modes for this web application. By default SessionTrackingMode.URL is always supported, SessionTrackingMode.COOKIE is supported unless the cookies attribute has been set to false for the context and SessionTrackingMode.SSL is supported if at least one of the connectors used by this context has the attribute secure set to true.

Returns:

The set of default session tracking modes for this web application

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getEffectiveSessionTrackingModes

Set<SessionTrackingMode> getEffectiveSessionTrackingModes()

Obtains the currently enabled session tracking modes for this web application.

Returns:

The value supplied via setSessionTrackingModes(Set) if one was previously set, else return the defaults

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addListener

void addListener(String className)

TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments

Parameters:

className - TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addListener

<T extends EventListener> void addListener(T t)

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Type Parameters:

T - TODO

Parameters:

t - TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

addListener

void addListener(Class<? extends EventListener> listenerClass)

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Parameters:

listenerClass - TODO

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

createListener

<T extends EventListener> T createListener(Class<T> c)
                                    throws ServletException

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Type Parameters:

T - TODO

Parameters:

c - TODO

Returns:

TODO

Throws:

ServletException - TODO

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getJspConfigDescriptor

JspConfigDescriptor getJspConfigDescriptor()

Returns:

TODO

Since:

Servlet 3.0 TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments

getClassLoader

ClassLoader getClassLoader()

Get the web application class loader associated with this ServletContext.

Returns:

The associated web application class loader

Throws:

SecurityException - if access to the class loader is prevented by a SecurityManager

Since:

Servlet 3.0

declareRoles

void declareRoles(String... roleNames)

Add to the declared roles for this ServletContext.

Parameters:

roleNames - The roles to add

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalArgumentException - If the list of roleNames is null or empty

IllegalStateException - If the ServletContext has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 3.0

getVirtualServerName

String getVirtualServerName()

Get the primary name of the virtual host on which this context is deployed. The name may or may not be a valid host name.

Returns:

The primary name of the virtual host on which this context is deployed

Since:

Servlet 3.1

getSessionTimeout

int getSessionTimeout()

Get the default session timeout.

Returns:

The current default session timeout in minutes

Since:

Servlet 4.0

setSessionTimeout

void setSessionTimeout(int sessionTimeout)

Set the default session timeout. This method may only be called before the ServletContext is initialised.

Parameters:

sessionTimeout - The new default session timeout in minutes.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the ServletContext has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 4.0

getRequestCharacterEncoding

String getRequestCharacterEncoding()

Get the default character encoding for reading request bodies.

Returns:

The character encoding name or null if no default has been specified

Since:

Servlet 4.0

setRequestCharacterEncoding

void setRequestCharacterEncoding(String encoding)

Set the default character encoding to use for reading request bodies. Calling this method will over-ride any value set in the deployment descriptor.

Parameters:

encoding - The name of the character encoding to use

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the ServletContext has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 4.0

getResponseCharacterEncoding

String getResponseCharacterEncoding()

Get the default character encoding for writing response bodies.

Returns:

The character encoding name or null if no default has been specified

Since:

Servlet 4.0

setResponseCharacterEncoding

void setResponseCharacterEncoding(String encoding)

Set the default character encoding to use for writing response bodies. Calling this method will over-ride any value set in the deployment descriptor.

Parameters:

encoding - The name of the character encoding to use

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - If called from a ServletContextListener.contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent) method of a ServletContextListener that was not defined in a web.xml file, a web-fragment.xml file nor annotated with WebListener. For example, a ServletContextListener defined in a TLD would not be able to use this method.

IllegalStateException - If the ServletContext has already been initialised

Since:

Servlet 4.0