Interface ServletRequest
- All Known Subinterfaces:
 HttpServletRequest
- Since:
 - 26
 
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetAttribute(String name) Returns the value of the named attribute as anObject, ornullif no attribute of the given name exists.Returns anEnumerationcontaining the names of the attributes available to this request.Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request.intReturns the length, in bytes, of the request body and made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known or is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE.longReturns the length, in bytes, of the request body and made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known.Returns the MIME type of the body of the request, ornullif the type is not known.Retrieves the body of the request as binary data using aServletInputStream.Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) address representing the interface on which the request was received.Returns the preferredLocalethat the client will accept content in, based on the Accept-Language header.Returns anEnumerationofLocaleobjects indicating, in decreasing order starting with the preferred locale, the locales that are acceptable to the client based on the Accept-Language header.Returns the fully qualified name of the address returned by#getLocalAddr().intReturns the Internet Protocol (IP) port number representing the interface on which the request was received.getParameter(String name) Returns the value of a request parameter as aString, ornullif the parameter does not exist.Returns a java.util.Map of the parameters of this request.Returns anEnumerationofStringobjects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request.String[]getParameterValues(String name) Returns an array ofStringobjects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, ornullif the parameter does not exist.Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses in the form protocol/majorVersion.minorVersion, for example, HTTP/1.1.Retrieves the body of the request as character data using aBufferedReader.Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) of the remote end of the connection on which the request was received.Returns the fully qualified name of the address returned by#getRemoteAddr().intReturns the Internet Protocol (IP) source port the remote end of the connection on which the request was received.Returns the name of the scheme used to make this request, for example,http,https, orftp.Returns the host name of the server to which the request was sent.intReturns the port number to which the request was sent.Gets the servlet context to which this ServletRequest was last dispatched.booleanisSecure()Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.voidremoveAttribute(String name) Removes an attribute from this request.voidsetAttribute(String name, Object o) Stores an attribute in this request.voidsetCharacterEncoding(String encoding) Overrides the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request.default voidsetCharacterEncoding(Charset encoding) Overrides the character encoding used in the body of this request. 
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Method Details
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getAttribute
Returns the value of the named attribute as anObject, ornullif 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 attribute
jakarta.servlet.request.X509Certificatecan be used to retrieve information on the certificate of the client. Attributes can also be set programmatically usingServletRequest#setAttribute. This allows information to be embedded into a request before aRequestDispatchercall.Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. The Jakarta Servlet specification reserves names matching
jakarta.*.- Parameters:
 name- aStringspecifying the name of the attribute- Returns:
 - an 
Objectcontaining the value of the attribute, ornullif the attribute does not exist 
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getAttributeNames
Enumeration<String> getAttributeNames()Returns anEnumerationcontaining the names of the attributes available to this request. This method returns an emptyEnumerationif the request has no attributes available to it.- Returns:
 - an 
Enumerationof strings containing the names of the request's attributes 
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getCharacterEncoding
String getCharacterEncoding()Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. This method returnsnullif no request encoding character encoding has been specified. The following methods for specifying the request character encoding are consulted, in decreasing order of priority: per request, per web app (using ServletContext#setRequestCharacterEncoding, deployment descriptor), and per container (for all web applications deployed in that container, using vendor specific configuration).- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the name of the character encoding, ornullif the request does not specify a character encoding 
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setCharacterEncoding
Overrides the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. This method must be called prior to reading request parameters or reading input using getReader(). Otherwise, it has no effect.- Parameters:
 encoding-Stringcontaining the name of the character encoding.- Throws:
 UnsupportedEncodingException- if this ServletRequest is still in a state where a character encoding may be set, but the specified encoding is invalid
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setCharacterEncoding
Overrides the character encoding used in the body of this request. This method must be called prior to reading request parameters or reading input using getReader(). Otherwise, it has no effect.Implementations are strongly encouraged to override this default method and provide a more efficient implementation.
- Parameters:
 encoding-Charsetrepresenting the character encoding.
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getContentLength
int 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 or is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE.- Returns:
 - an integer containing the length of the request body or -1 if the length is not known or is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE.
 
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getContentLengthLong
long getContentLengthLong()Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body and made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known.- Returns:
 - a long containing the length of the request body or -1L if the length is not known
 
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getContentType
String getContentType()Returns the MIME type of the body of the request, ornullif the type is not known.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the name of the MIME type of the request, or null if the type is not known 
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getInputStream
Retrieves the body of the request as binary data using aServletInputStream. Either this method or#getReadermay be called to read the body, not both.- Returns:
 - a 
ServletInputStreamobject containing the body of the request - Throws:
 IllegalStateException- if the#getReadermethod has already been called for this requestIOException- if an input or output exception occurred
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getParameter
Returns the value of a request parameter as aString, ornullif 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, use
#getParameterValues.If you use this method with a multivalued parameter, the value returned is equal to the first value in the array returned by
getParameterValues.If the parameter data was sent in the request body, such as occurs with an HTTP POST request, then reading the body directly via
#getInputStreamor#getReadercan interfere with the execution of this method.- Parameters:
 name- aStringspecifying the name of the parameter- Returns:
 - a 
Stringrepresenting the single value of the parameter - See Also:
 
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getParameterNames
Enumeration<String> getParameterNames()Returns anEnumerationofStringobjects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request. If the request has no parameters, the method returns an emptyEnumeration.- Returns:
 - an 
EnumerationofStringobjects, eachStringcontaining the name of a request parameter; or an emptyEnumerationif the request has no parameters 
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getParameterValues
Returns an array ofStringobjects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, ornullif the parameter does not exist.If the parameter has a single value, the array has a length of 1.
- Parameters:
 name- aStringcontaining the name of the parameter whose value is requested- Returns:
 - an array of 
Stringobjects containing the parameter's values - See Also:
 
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getParameterMap
Returns a java.util.Map of the parameters of this request.Request parameters are extra information sent with the request. For HTTP servlets, parameters are contained in the query string or posted form data.
- Returns:
 - an immutable java.util.Map containing parameter names as keys and parameter values as map values. The keys in the parameter map are of type String. The values in the parameter map are of type String array.
 
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getProtocol
String getProtocol()Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses in the form protocol/majorVersion.minorVersion, for example, HTTP/1.1.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the protocol name and version number 
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getScheme
String getScheme()Returns the name of the scheme used to make this request, for example,http,https, orftp. Different schemes have different rules for constructing URLs, as noted in RFC 1738.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the name of the scheme used to make this request 
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getServerName
String getServerName()Returns the host name of the server to which the request was sent. It may be derived from a protocol specific mechanism, such as theHostheader, or the HTTP/2 authority, or RFC 7239, otherwise the resolved server name or the server IP address.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the name of the server 
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getServerPort
int getServerPort()Returns the port number to which the request was sent. It may be derived from a protocol specific mechanism, such as theHostheader, or HTTP authority, or RFC 7239, otherwise the server port where the client connection was accepted on.- Returns:
 - an integer specifying the port number
 
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getReader
Retrieves the body of the request as character data using aBufferedReader. The reader translates the character data according to the character encoding used on the body. Either this method or#getInputStreammay be called to read the body, not both.- Returns:
 - a 
BufferedReadercontaining the body of the request - Throws:
 UnsupportedEncodingException- if the character set encoding used is not supported and the text cannot be decodedIllegalStateException- if#getInputStreammethod has been called on this requestIOException- if an input or output exception occurred- See Also:
 
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getRemoteAddr
String getRemoteAddr()Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) of the remote end of the connection on which the request was received. By default this is either the address of the client or last proxy that sent the request. In some cases a protocol specific mechanism, such as RFC 7239, may be used to obtain an address different to that of the actual TCP/IP connection.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining an IP address 
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getRemoteHost
String getRemoteHost()Returns the fully qualified name of the address returned by#getRemoteAddr(). If the engine cannot or chooses not to resolve the hostname (to improve performance), this method returns the IP address.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining a fully qualified name or IP address. 
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setAttribute
Stores an attribute in this request. Attributes are reset between requests. This method is most often used in conjunction withRequestDispatcher.Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names.
If the object passed in is null, the effect is the same as calling#removeAttribute.
It is warned that when the request is dispatched from the servlet resides in a different web application byRequestDispatcher, the object set by this method may not be correctly retrieved in the caller servlet.- Parameters:
 name- aStringspecifying the name of the attributeo- theObjectto be stored
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removeAttribute
Removes an attribute from this request. This method is not generally needed as attributes only persist as long as the request is being handled.Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning with
jakarta.*are reserved for use by the Jakarta Servlet specification.- Parameters:
 name- aStringspecifying the name of the attribute to remove
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getLocale
Locale getLocale()Returns the preferredLocalethat 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.- Returns:
 - the preferred 
Localefor the client 
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getLocales
Enumeration<Locale> getLocales()Returns anEnumerationofLocaleobjects 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 anEnumerationcontaining oneLocale, the default locale for the server.- Returns:
 - an 
Enumerationof preferredLocaleobjects for the client 
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isSecure
boolean isSecure()Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.- Returns:
 - a boolean indicating if the request was made using a secure channel
 
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getRemotePort
int getRemotePort()Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) source port the remote end of the connection on which the request was received. By default this is either the port of the client or last proxy that sent the request. In some cases, protocol specific mechanisms such as RFC 7239 may be used to obtain a port different to that of the actual TCP/IP connection.- Returns:
 - an integer specifying the port number
 
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getLocalName
String getLocalName()Returns the fully qualified name of the address returned by#getLocalAddr(). If the engine cannot or chooses not to resolve the hostname (to improve performance), this method returns the IP address.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining the host name of the IP on which the request was received. 
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getLocalAddr
String getLocalAddr()Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) address representing the interface on which the request was received. In some cases a protocol specific mechanism, such as RFC 7239, may be used to obtain an address different to that of the actual TCP/IP connection.- Returns:
 - a 
Stringcontaining an IP address. 
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getLocalPort
int getLocalPort()Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) port number representing the interface on which the request was received. In some cases, a protocol specific mechanism such as RFC 7239 may be used to obtain an address different to that of the actual TCP/IP connection.- Returns:
 - an integer specifying a port number
 
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getServletContext
ServletContext getServletContext()Gets the servlet context to which this ServletRequest was last dispatched.- Returns:
 - the servlet context to which this ServletRequest was last dispatched
 
 
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