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019    
020    //
021    // This source code implements specifications defined by the Java
022    // Community Process. In order to remain compliant with the specification
023    // DO NOT add / change / or delete method signatures!
024    //
025    
026    package javax.servlet;
027    
028    import java.util.Enumeration;
029    
030    /**
031     * A servlet configuration object used by a servlet container
032     * to pass information to a servlet during initialization.
033     *
034     * @version $Rev: 467553 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 21:01:51 -0700 (Tue, 24 Oct 2006) $
035     */
036    public interface ServletConfig {
037        /**
038         * Returns the name of this servlet instance.
039         * The name may be provided via server administration, assigned in the
040         * web application deployment descriptor, or for an unregistered (and thus
041         * unnamed) servlet instance it will be the servlet's class name.
042         *
043         * @return the name of the servlet instance
044         */
045        public String getServletName();
046    
047        /**
048         * Returns a reference to the {@link ServletContext} in which the caller
049         * is executing.
050         * @return a {@link ServletContext} object, used
051         * by the caller to interact with its servlet container
052         *
053         * @see ServletContext
054         */
055        public ServletContext getServletContext();
056    
057        /**
058         * Returns a <code>String</code> containing the value of the
059         * named initialization parameter, or <code>null</code> if
060         * the parameter does not exist.
061         *
062         * @param name a <code>String</code> specifying the name
063         * of the initialization parameter
064         *
065         * @return a <code>String</code> containing the value
066         * of the initialization parameter
067         */
068        public String getInitParameter(String name);
069    
070        /**
071         * Returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters
072         * as an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code> objects,
073         * or an empty <code>Enumeration</code> if the servlet has
074         * no initialization parameters.
075         *
076         * @return an <code>Enumeration</code> of <code>String</code>
077         * objects containing the names of the servlet's initialization parameters
078         */
079        public Enumeration getInitParameterNames();
080    }