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FilterChain.java API Doc Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 1776 Fri Jul 20 04:20:36 BST 2007 javax.servlet

FilterChain

public interface 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. Filters use the FilterChain to invoke the next filter in the chain, or if the calling filter is the last filter in the chain, to invoke the resource at the end of the chain.

see: Filter
since: Servlet 2.3

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Methods Summary
public void doFilter(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request, javax.servlet.ServletResponse response)
Causes the next filter in the chain to be invoked, or if the calling filter is the last filter in the chain, causes the resource at the end of the chain to be invoked.
param
request the request to pass along the chain.
param
response the response to pass along the chain.
since
2.3