Package javax.servlet

The javax.servlet package contains a number of classes and interfaces that describe and define the contracts between a servlet class and the runtime environment provided for an instance of such a class by a conforming servlet container.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AsyncContext	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
AsyncListener	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
Filter	A filter is an object that performs filtering tasks on either the request to a resource (a servlet or static content), or on the response from a resource, or both.
FilterChain	A FilterChain is an object provided by the servlet container to the developer giving a view into the invocation chain of a filtered request for a resource.
FilterConfig	A filter configuration object used by a servlet container to pass information to a filter during initialization.
FilterRegistration	Interface through which a Filter may be further configured.
FilterRegistration.Dynamic	Interface through which a Filter registered via one of the addFilter methods on ServletContext may be further configured.
ReadListener	Receives notification of read events when using non-blocking IO.
Registration	Common interface for the registration of Filters and Servlets.
Registration.Dynamic	Interface through which a Servlet or Filter registered via one of the addServlet or addFilter methods, respectively, on ServletContext may be further configured.
RequestDispatcher	Defines an object that receives requests from the client and sends them to any resource (such as a servlet, HTML file, or JSP file) on the server.
Servlet	Defines methods that all servlets must implement.
ServletConfig	A servlet configuration object used by a servlet container to pass information to a servlet during initialization.
ServletContainerInitializer	ServletContainerInitializers (SCIs) are registered via an entry in the file META-INF/services/javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer that must be included in the JAR file that contains the SCI implementation.
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.
ServletContextAttributeListener	Implementations of this interface receive notifications of changes to the attribute list on the servlet context of a web application.
ServletContextListener	Implementations of this interface receive notifications about changes to the servlet context of the web application they are part of.
ServletRegistration	Interface through which a Servlet may be further configured.
ServletRegistration.Dynamic	Interface through which a Servlet registered via one of the addServlet methods on ServletContext may be further configured.
ServletRequest	Defines an object to provide client request information to a servlet.
ServletRequestAttributeListener	A ServletRequestAttributeListener can be implemented by the developer interested in being notified of request attribute changes.
ServletRequestListener	A ServletRequestListener can be implemented by the developer interested in being notified of requests coming in and out of scope in a web component.
ServletResponse	Defines an object to assist a servlet in sending a response to the client.
SessionCookieConfig	Configures the session cookies used by the web application associated with the ServletContext from which this SessionCookieConfig was obtained.
SingleThreadModel	Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.4, with no direct replacement.
WriteListener	Receives notification of write events when using non-blocking IO.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AsyncEvent	TODO SERVLET3 - Add comments
GenericServlet	Defines a generic, protocol-independent servlet.
HttpConstraintElement	Equivalent of HttpConstraint for programmatic configuration of security constraints.
HttpMethodConstraintElement
MultipartConfigElement
ServletContextAttributeEvent	This is the event class for notifications about changes to the attributes of the servlet context of a web application.
ServletContextEvent	This is the event class for notifications about changes to the servlet context of a web application.
ServletInputStream	Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client request, including an efficient readLine method for reading data one line at a time.
ServletOutputStream	Provides an output stream for sending binary data to the client.
ServletRequestAttributeEvent	This is the event class for notifications of changes to the attributes of the servlet request in an application.
ServletRequestEvent	Events of this kind indicate lifecycle events for a ServletRequest.
ServletRequestWrapper	Provides a convenient implementation of the ServletRequest interface that can be subclassed by developers wishing to adapt the request to a Servlet.
ServletResponseWrapper	Provides a convenient implementation of the ServletResponse interface that can be subclassed by developers wishing to adapt the response from a Servlet.
ServletSecurityElement

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
DispatcherType
SessionTrackingMode

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ServletException	Defines a general exception a servlet can throw when it encounters difficulty.
UnavailableException	Defines an exception that a servlet or filter throws to indicate that it is permanently or temporarily unavailable.