javax.portlet.filter
Interface FilterConfig


public interface FilterConfig

A filter configuration object used by a portlet container to pass information to a filter during initialization.

Since:
2.0

Method Summary
 java.lang.String getFilterName()
          Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the portlet deployment descriptor.
 java.lang.String getInitParameter(java.lang.String name)
          Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.
 java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getInitParameterNames()
          Returns the names of the filter's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the filter has no initialization parameters.
 PortletContext getPortletContext()
          Returns a reference to the PortletContext in which the caller is executing.
 

Method Detail

getFilterName

java.lang.String getFilterName()
Returns the filter-name of this filter as defined in the portlet deployment descriptor.

Returns:
the filter name

getPortletContext

PortletContext getPortletContext()
Returns a reference to the PortletContext in which the caller is executing.

Returns:
the portlet context

getInitParameter

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

Initialization parameters are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor.

Parameters:
name - the name of the initialization parameter to return
Returns:
initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.

getInitParameterNames

java.util.Enumeration<java.lang.String> getInitParameterNames()
Returns the names of the filter's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the filter has no initialization parameters.

Initialization parameters are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor.

Returns:
the names of the filter's initialization parameters, or an empty Enumeration if the filter has no initialization parameters.