javax.servlet

Interface FilterConfig

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: Filter

Method Summary
String	getFilterName() Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the deployment descriptor.
String	getInitParameter(String name) Returns a `String` containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or `null` if the parameter does not exist.
Enumeration	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.
ServletContext	getServletContext() Returns a reference to the ServletContext in which the caller is executing.

Method Detail

getFilterName

public String getFilterName()

Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the deployment descriptor.

getInitParameter

public 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 a String specifying the name of the initialization parameter

Returns: a String containing the value of the initialization parameter

getInitParameterNames

public Enumeration 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: an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the filter's initialization parameters

getServletContext

public ServletContext getServletContext()

Returns a reference to the ServletContext in which the caller is executing.

Returns: a ServletContext object, used by the caller to interact with its servlet container