servletapi/jsr154/src/share/javax/servlet/ServletContextListener.java

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package javax.servlet;

import java.util.EventListener;

	/** 
	 * Implementations of this interface receive notifications about
	 * changes to the servlet context of the web application they are
	 * part of.
	 * To receive notification events, the implementation class
	 * must be configured in the deployment descriptor for the web
	 * application.
	 * @see ServletContextEvent
	 * @since	v 2.3
	 */

public interface ServletContextListener extends EventListener {
	/**
	 ** Notification that the web application initialization
	 ** process is starting.
	 ** All ServletContextListeners are notified of context
	 ** initialization before any filter or servlet in the web
	 ** application is initialized.
	 */

    public void contextInitialized ( ServletContextEvent sce );

	/**
	 ** Notification that the servlet context is about to be shut down.
	 ** All servlets and filters have been destroy()ed before any
	 ** ServletContextListeners are notified of context
	 ** destruction.
	 */
    public void contextDestroyed ( ServletContextEvent sce );
}