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ServletConfig.javaAPI DocGlassfish v2 API3958Fri May 04 22:34:18 BST 2007javax.servlet

ServletConfig

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

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public java.lang.StringgetInitParameter(java.lang.String name)
Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.

param
name a String specifying the name of the initialization parameter
return
a String containing the value of the initialization parameter

public java.util.EnumerationgetInitParameterNames()
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.

return
an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the servlet's initialization parameters

public javax.servlet.ServletContextgetServletContext()
Returns a reference to the {@link ServletContext} in which the caller is executing.

return
a {@link ServletContext} object, used by the caller to interact with its servlet container
see
ServletContext

public java.lang.StringgetServletName()
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.

return
the name of the servlet instance