container/catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/ContainerServlet.java

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package org.apache.catalina;


/**
 * A <b>ContainerServlet</b> is a servlet that has access to Catalina
 * internal functionality, and is loaded from the Catalina class loader
 * instead of the web application class loader.  The property setter
 * methods must be called by the container whenever a new instance of
 * this servlet is put into service.
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */

public interface ContainerServlet {


    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties


    /**
     * Return the Wrapper with which this Servlet is associated.
     */
    public Wrapper getWrapper();


    /**
     * Set the Wrapper with which this Servlet is associated.
     *
     * @param wrapper The new associated Wrapper
     */
    public void setWrapper(Wrapper wrapper);


}