Filter

Declares a filter in the web application application. The filter is mapped to either a servlet or a URL pattern in the filter-mapping element, using the filter-name value to reference. Filters can access the initialization parameters declared in the deployment descriptor at runtime via the FilterConfig interface.

Inherits from type CompatibilityDescriptionGroup and adds the following.

Attributes Summary
name : StringThe logical name of the filter.
initParams : InitParam * @since J2EE1.
filterClass : JavaClass@ The fully qualified classname of the filter.
initParamValues : ParamValue * @since J2EE1.

Attribute Details

name    -    The logical name of the filter. This name is used to map the filter.
     data type:  String
     default Value:   unspecified



initParams    -    @since J2EE1.4 deprecated, becomes initParamValuesThe init-params contain a name/value pairs as initialization params for the filter
     data type: InitParam*



filterClass    -    The fully qualified classname of the filter.
     data type: JavaClass@



initParamValues    -    @since J2EE1.4The init-param element contains a name/value pair as an initialization param of a servlet filter
     data type: ParamValue*


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