Package javax.servlet

Class ServletContextAttributeEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent

javax.servlet.ServletContextAttributeEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ServletContextAttributeEvent
extends ServletContextEvent

This is the event class for notifications about changes to the attributes of the servlet context of a web application.

Since:

Servlet 2.3

See Also:

• ServletContextAttributeListener
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ServletContextAttributeEvent(ServletContext source, String name, Object value)	Construct a ServletContextAttributeEvent from the given context for the given attribute name and attribute value.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Return the name of the attribute that changed on the ServletContext.
Object	getValue()	Returns the value of the attribute that has been added, removed, or replaced.

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent

getServletContext

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ServletContextAttributeEvent

public ServletContextAttributeEvent(ServletContext source,
 String name,
 Object value)

Construct a ServletContextAttributeEvent from the given context for the given attribute name and attribute value.

Parameters:

source - The ServletContext associated with this attribute event

name - The name of the servlet context attribute

value - The value of the servlet context attribute

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Return the name of the attribute that changed on the ServletContext.

Returns:

The name of the attribute that changed

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns the value of the attribute that has been added, removed, or replaced.

Returns:

If the attribute was added, this is the value of the attribute. If the attribute was removed, this is the value of the removed attribute. If the attribute was replaced, this is the old value of the attribute.