Package jakarta.servlet.http

The jakarta.servlet.http package contains a number of classes and interfaces that describe and define the contracts between a servlet class running under the HTTP protocol and the runtime environment provided for an instance of such a class by a conforming servlet container.
  • Interface Summary 
    Interface Description
    HttpServletMapping
    Allows runtime discovery of the manner in which the HttpServlet for the current HttpServletRequest was invoked.
    HttpServletRequest
    Extends the ServletRequest interface to provide request information for HTTP servlets.
    HttpServletResponse
    Extends the ServletResponse interface to provide HTTP-specific functionality in sending a response.
    HttpSession
    Provides a way to identify a user across more than one page request or visit to a Web site and to store information about that user.
    HttpSessionActivationListener
    Objects that are bound to a session may listen to container events notifying them that sessions will be passivated and that session will be activated.
    HttpSessionAttributeListener
    Interface for receiving notification events about HttpSession attribute changes.
    HttpSessionBindingListener
    Causes an object to be notified when it is bound to or unbound from a session.
    HttpSessionContext Deprecated.
    As of Java(tm) Servlet API 2.1 for security reasons, with no replacement.
    HttpSessionIdListener
    Interface for receiving notification events about HttpSession id changes.
    HttpSessionListener
    Interface for receiving notification events about HttpSession lifecycle changes.
    HttpUpgradeHandler
    This interface encapsulates the upgrade protocol processing.
    Part
    This class represents a part or form item that was received within a multipart/form-data POST request.
    PushBuilder
    Build a request to be pushed.
    WebConnection
    This interface encapsulates the connection for an upgrade request.
  • Class Summary 
    Class Description
    Cookie
    Creates a cookie, a small amount of information sent by a servlet to a Web browser, saved by the browser, and later sent back to the server.
    HttpFilter
    Provides an abstract class to be subclassed to create an HTTP filter suitable for a Web site.
    HttpServlet
    Provides an abstract class to be subclassed to create an HTTP servlet suitable for a Web site.
    HttpServletRequestWrapper
    Provides a convenient implementation of the HttpServletRequest interface that can be subclassed by developers wishing to adapt the request to a Servlet.
    HttpServletResponseWrapper
    Provides a convenient implementation of the HttpServletResponse interface that can be subclassed by developers wishing to adapt the response from a Servlet.
    HttpSessionBindingEvent
    Events of this type are either sent to an object that implements HttpSessionBindingListener when it is bound or unbound from a session, or to a HttpSessionAttributeListener that has been configured in the deployment descriptor when any attribute is bound, unbound or replaced in a session.
    HttpSessionEvent
    This is the class representing event notifications for changes to sessions within a web application.
    HttpUtils Deprecated.
    As of Java(tm) Servlet API 2.3.
  • Enum Summary 
    Enum Description
    MappingMatch
    Enumeration of Servlet mapping types.