java/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.
     * @param sce Information about the ServletContext that was 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.
     * @param sce Information about the ServletContext that was destroyed
     */
    public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce);
}