javax.servlet.annotation

Annotation Type HandlesTypes

@Target(value=TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface HandlesTypes

This annotation is used to declare the class types that a ServletContainerInitializer can handle.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

See Also:

ServletContainerInitializer

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
Class<?>[]	value The classes in which a ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest.

Element Detail

value

public abstract Class<?>[] value

The classes in which a ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest.

If an implementation of ServletContainerInitializer specifies this annotation, the Servlet container must pass the Set of application classes that extend, implement, or have been annotated with the class types listed by this annotation to the ServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>>, javax.servlet.ServletContext) method of the ServletContainerInitializer (if no matching classes are found, null must be passed instead)