Filter

Declares a filter in the web application application. The filter is mapped to either a servlet or a URL pattern in the filter-mapping element, using the filter-name value to reference. Filters can access the initialization parameters declared in the deployment descriptor at runtime via the FilterConfig interface.



 

Attributes Summary

smallIcon The small-icon element contains the location within the web application of a file containing a small (16x16 pixel) icon image.
largeIcon The large-icon element contains the location within the web application of a file containing a large (32x32 pixel) icon image.
name The logical name of the filter.
displayName The display-name element contains a short name that is intended to be displayed by GUI tools
description Provides descriptive text about the Filter.
initParams The init-params contain a name/value pairs as initialization params for the filter
filterClass The fully qualified classname of the filter.

 

Attribute Details


smallIcon

The small-icon element contains the location within the web application of a file containing a small (16x16 pixel) icon image. Used when representing the Filter in GUI tools.

Data type:   String
Default value:   unspecified



largeIcon

The large-icon element contains the location within the web application of a file containing a large (32x32 pixel) icon image. Used to represent the Filter in GUI tools.

Data type:   String
Default value:   unspecified



name

The logical name of the filter. This name is used to map the filter.

Data type:   String
Default value:   unspecified



displayName

The display-name element contains a short name that is intended to be displayed by GUI tools

Data type:   String
Default value:   unspecified



description

Provides descriptive text about the Filter.

Data type:   String
Default value:   unspecified



initParams

The init-params contain a name/value pairs as initialization params for the filter

Data type:  InitParam



filterClass

The fully qualified classname of the filter.

Data type:  JavaClass