Defines an object to provide client request information to a servlet. The servlet container creates aServletRequest
object and passes it as an argument to the servlet'sservice
method.
AServletRequest
object provides data including parameter name and values, attributes, and an input stream. Interfaces that extendServletRequest
can provide additional protocol-specific data (for example, HTTP data is provided byHttpServletRequest
.
HttpServletRequest
getAttribute(java.lang.String name) Returns the value of the named attribute as an Object , ornull if no attribute of the given name exists. | |
getAttributeNames() Returns an Enumeration containing the names of the attributes available to this request. | |
getCharacterEncoding() Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. | |
getContentLength() Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body and made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known. | |
getContentType() Returns the MIME type of the body of the request, or null if the type is not known. | |
getInputStream() Retrieves the body of the request as binary data using a ServletInputStream . | |
getLocale() Returns the preferred Locale that the client will accept content in, based on the Accept-Language header. | |
getLocales() Returns an Enumeration ofLocale objects indicating, in decreasing order starting with the preferred locale, the locales that are acceptable to the client based on the Accept-Language header. | |
getParameter(java.lang.String name) Returns the value of a request parameter as a String , ornull if the parameter does not exist. | |
getParameterMap() Returns a java.util.Map of the parameters of this request. | |
getParameterNames() Returns an Enumeration ofString objects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request. | |
getParameterValues(java.lang.String name) Returns an array of String objects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, ornull if the parameter does not exist. | |
getProtocol() Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses in the formprotocol/majorVersion.minorVersion, for example, HTTP/1.1. | |
getReader() Retrieves the body of the request as character data using a BufferedReader . | |
getRealPath(java.lang.String path) Deprecated. As of Version 2.1 of the Java Servlet API, use ServletContext.getRealPath(java.lang.String) instead. | |
getRemoteAddr() Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the client that sent the request. | |
getRemoteHost() Returns the fully qualified name of the client that sent the request. | |
getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String path) Returns a RequestDispatcher object that acts as a wrapper for the resource located at the given path. | |
getScheme() Returns the name of the scheme used to make this request, for example, http ,https , orftp . | |
getServerName() Returns the host name of the server that received the request. | |
getServerPort() Returns the port number on which this request was received. | |
isSecure() Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS. | |
removeAttribute(java.lang.String name) Removes an attribute from this request. | |
setAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object o) Stores an attribute in this request. | |
setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String env) Overrides the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. |
public java.lang.ObjectgetAttribute(java.lang.String name)
Object
, ornull
if no attribute of the given name exists. Attributes can be set two ways. The servlet container may set attributes to make available custom information about a request. For example, for requests made using HTTPS, the attributejavax.servlet.request.X509Certificate
can be used to retrieve information on the certificate of the client. Attributes can also be set programatically usingsetAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
. This allows information to be embedded into a request before aRequestDispatcher
call.
Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. This specification reserves names matchingjava.*
,javax.*
, andsun.*
.
name
- aString
specifying the name of the attributeObject
containing the value of the attribute, ornull
ifthe attribute does not existpublic java.util.EnumerationgetAttributeNames()
Enumeration
containing the names of the attributes available to this request. This method returns an emptyEnumeration
if the request has no attributes available to it.Enumeration
of strings containing the names of the request's attributespublic java.lang.StringgetCharacterEncoding()
null
if the request does not specify a character encodingString
containing the name of the chararacter encoding, ornull
if the request does not specify a character encodingpublic voidsetCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String env) throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
a
-String
containing the name of the chararacter encoding.java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
- if this is not a valid encodingpublic intgetContentLength()
public java.lang.StringgetContentType()
null
if the type is not known. For HTTP servlets, same as the value of the CGI variable CONTENT_TYPE.String
containing the name of the MIME type of the request, or null if the type is not knownpublicServletInputStreamgetInputStream() throws java.io.IOException
ServletInputStream
. Either this method orgetReader()
may be called to read the body, not both.ServletInputStream
object containing the body of the requestjava.lang.IllegalStateException
- if thegetReader()
method has already been called for this requestjava.io.IOException
- if an input or output exception occurredpublic java.lang.StringgetParameter(java.lang.String name)
String
, ornull
if the parameter does not exist. Request parameters are extra information sent with the request. For HTTP servlets, parameters are contained in the query string or posted form data.You should only use this method when you are sure the parameter has only one value. If the parameter might have more than one value, usegetParameterValues(java.lang.String)
.
If you use this method with a multivalued parameter, the value returned is equal to the first value in the array returned bygetParameterValues
.
If the parameter data was sent in the request body, such as occurs with an HTTP POST request, then reading the body directly viagetInputStream()
orgetReader()
can interfere with the execution of this method.
name
- aString
specifying the name of the parameterString
representing the single value of the parametergetParameterValues(java.lang.String)
public java.util.EnumerationgetParameterNames()
Enumeration
ofString
objects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request. If the request has no parameters, the method returns an emptyEnumeration
.Enumeration
ofString
objects, eachString
containing the name of a request parameter; or an emptyEnumeration
if therequest has no parameterspublic java.lang.String[]getParameterValues(java.lang.String name)
String
objects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, ornull
if the parameter does not exist.If the parameter has a single value, the array has a length of 1.
name
- aString
containing the name of the parameter whose value is requestedString
objects containing the parameter's valuesgetParameter(java.lang.String)
public java.util.MapgetParameterMap()
public java.lang.StringgetProtocol()
SERVER_PROTOCOL
.String
containing the protocol name and version numberpublic java.lang.StringgetScheme()
http
,https
, orftp
. Different schemes have different rules for constructing URLs, as noted in RFC 1738.String
containing the name of the scheme used to make this requestpublic java.lang.StringgetServerName()
SERVER_NAME
.String
containing the name of the server to which the request was sentpublic intgetServerPort()
SERVER_PORT
.public java.io.BufferedReadergetReader() throws java.io.IOException
BufferedReader
. The reader translates the character data according to the character encoding used on the body. Either this method orgetInputStream()
may be called to read the body, not both.BufferedReader
containing the body of the requestjava.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
- if the character set encoding used is not supported and the text cannot be decodedjava.lang.IllegalStateException
- ifgetInputStream()
method has been called on this requestjava.io.IOException
- if an input or output exception occurredgetInputStream()
public java.lang.StringgetRemoteAddr()
REMOTE_ADDR
.String
containing the IP address of the client that sent the requestpublic java.lang.StringgetRemoteHost()
REMOTE_HOST
.String
containing the fully qualified name of the clientpublic voidsetAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object o)
RequestDispatcher
.Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning withjava.*
,javax.*
, andcom.sun.*
, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.
If the value passed in is null, the effect is the same as callingremoveAttribute(java.lang.String)
.
name
- aString
specifying the name of the attributeo
- theObject
to be storedpublic voidremoveAttribute(java.lang.String name)
Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning withjava.*
,javax.*
, andcom.sun.*
, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.
name
- aString
specifying the name of the attribute to removepublic java.util.LocalegetLocale()
Locale
that the client will accept content in, based on the Accept-Language header. If the client request doesn't provide an Accept-Language header, this method returns the default locale for the server.Locale
for the clientpublic java.util.EnumerationgetLocales()
Enumeration
ofLocale
objects indicating, in decreasing order starting with the preferred locale, the locales that are acceptable to the client based on the Accept-Language header. If the client request doesn't provide an Accept-Language header, this method returns anEnumeration
containing oneLocale
, the default locale for the server.Enumeration
of preferredLocale
objects for the clientpublic booleanisSecure()
publicRequestDispatchergetRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String path)
RequestDispatcher
object that acts as a wrapper for the resource located at the given path. ARequestDispatcher
object can be used to forward a request to the resource or to include the resource in a response. The resource can be dynamic or static.The pathname specified may be relative, although it cannot extend outside the current servlet context. If the path begins with a "/" it is interpreted as relative to the current context root. This method returnsnull
if the servlet container cannot return aRequestDispatcher
.
The difference between this method andServletContext.getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String)
is that this method can take a relative path.
path
- aString
specifying the pathname to the resourceRequestDispatcher
object that acts as a wrapper for the resource at the specified pathRequestDispatcher
,ServletContext.getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String)
public java.lang.StringgetRealPath(java.lang.String path)
ServletContext.getRealPath(java.lang.String)
instead.