Package javax.servlet

Interface ServletConfig

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    GenericServlet, HttpServlet

    public interface ServletConfig
    A servlet configuration object used by a servlet container used to pass information to a servlet during initialization.

    The configuration information contains initialization parameters, which are a set of name/value pairs, and a ServletContext object, which gives the servlet information about the server.

    Version:
    $Version$
    Author:
    Various
    See Also:
    ServletContext
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String getInitParameter​(java.lang.String name)
      Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.
      java.util.Enumeration getInitParameterNames()
      Returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the servlet has no initialization parameters.
      ServletContext getServletContext()
      Returns a reference to the ServletContext in which the servlet is executing.
      java.lang.String getServletName()
      Returns the name of this servlet instance.
    • Method Detail

      • getInitParameter

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

        java.util.Enumeration getInitParameterNames()
        Returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the servlet has no initialization parameters.
        Returns:
        an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the servlet's initialization parameters
      • getServletName

        java.lang.String getServletName()
        Returns the name of this servlet instance. The name may be provided via server administration, assigned in the web application deployment descriptor, or for an unregistered (and thus unnamed) servlet instance it will be the servlet's class name.
        Returns:
        the name of the servlet instance