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The ServletContext interface

The ServletContext must be provided by the Servlet Container.
The Servlet uses the ServletContext for logging, obtaining URL references to resources, and set/get attributes.

Methods

getInitParameter

A servlet can use this method to access context initialization parameters found in the deployment descriptor.

getInitParameterNames

setAttribute

Used for context attributes

getAttribute

Used for context attributes

getAttributeNames

Used for context attributes

removeAttribute

Used for context attributes

getResource

getResourceAsStream

getResourcePaths

Context attributes

Any attribute set into a context is available to any other servlet within the same web application.