Uses of Interface
javax.servlet.Servlet

Packages that use Servlet

javax.servlet	The javax.servlet package contains a number of classes and interfaces that describe and define the contracts between a servlet class and the runtime environment provided for an instance of such a class by a conforming servlet container.
javax.servlet.http	The javax.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.

Uses of Servlet in javax.servlet

Classes in javax.servlet that implement Servlet

class

GenericServlet Defines a generic, protocol-independent servlet.

Methods in javax.servlet with type parameters of type Servlet

<T extends Servlet> T

ServletContext.createServlet(Class<T> clazz) Instantiates the given Servlet class.

Methods in javax.servlet that return Servlet

Servlet

UnavailableException.getServlet() Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.2, with no replacement. Returns the servlet that is reporting its unavailability.

Servlet

ServletContext.getServlet(String name) Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement. This method was originally defined to retrieve a servlet from a ServletContext. In this version, this method always returns null and remains only to preserve binary compatibility. This method will be permanently removed in a future version of the Java Servlet API. In lieu of this method, servlets can share information using the ServletContext class and can perform shared business logic by invoking methods on common non-servlet classes.

Methods in javax.servlet that return types with arguments of type Servlet

Enumeration<Servlet>

ServletContext.getServlets() Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.0, with no replacement. This method was originally defined to return an Enumeration of all the servlets known to this servlet context. In this version, this method always returns an empty enumeration and remains only to preserve binary compatibility. This method will be permanently removed in a future version of the Java Servlet API.

Methods in javax.servlet with parameters of type Servlet

ServletRegistration.Dynamic

ServletContext.addServlet(String servletName, Servlet servlet) Registers the given servlet instance with this ServletContext under the given servletName.

Method parameters in javax.servlet with type arguments of type Servlet

ServletRegistration.Dynamic

ServletContext.addServlet(String servletName, Class<? extends Servlet> servletClass) Adds the servlet with the given name and class type to this servlet context.

Constructors in javax.servlet with parameters of type Servlet

UnavailableException(int seconds, Servlet servlet, String msg)
Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.2, use UnavailableException.UnavailableException(String, int) instead.

UnavailableException(Servlet servlet, String msg)
Deprecated. As of Java Servlet API 2.2, use UnavailableException.UnavailableException(String) instead.

Uses of Servlet in javax.servlet.http

Classes in javax.servlet.http that implement Servlet

class

HttpServlet Provides an abstract class to be subclassed to create an HTTP servlet suitable for a Web site.