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- All Superinterfaces:
- EventListener
public interface ServletContextListener extends EventListener
Interface for receiving notification events about ServletContext lifecycle changes.In order to receive these notification events, the implementation class must be either declared in the deployment descriptor of the web application, annotated with
WebListener, or registered via one of the addListener methods defined onServletContext.Implementations of this interface are invoked at their
contextInitialized(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent)method in the order in which they have been declared, and at theircontextDestroyed(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent)method in reverse order.- Since:
- Servlet 2.3
- See Also:
ServletContextEvent
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description voidcontextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce)Receives notification that the ServletContext is about to be shut down.voidcontextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce)Receives notification that the web application initialization process is starting.
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Method Detail
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contextInitialized
void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce)
Receives notification that the web application initialization process is starting.All ServletContextListeners are notified of context initialization before any filters or servlets in the web application are initialized.
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sce- the ServletContextEvent containing the ServletContext that is being initialized
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contextDestroyed
void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce)
Receives notification that the ServletContext is about to be shut down.All servlets and filters will have been destroyed before any ServletContextListeners are notified of context destruction.
- Parameters:
sce- the ServletContextEvent containing the ServletContext that is being destroyed
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