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+/*
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+ * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package javax.servlet.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * This annotation is used to declare the configuration of an
+ * {@link javax.servlet.Servlet}. <br/>
+ *
+ * If the name attribute is not defined, the fully qualified name of the class
+ * is used.<br/>
+ * <br/>
+ *
+ * At least one URL pattern MUST be declared in either the {@code value} or
+ * {@code urlPattern} attribute of the annotation, but not both.<br/>
+ * <br/>
+ *
+ * The {@code value} attribute is recommended for use when the URL pattern is
+ * the only attribute being set, otherwise the {@code urlPattern} attribute
+ * should be used.<br />
+ * <br />
+ *
+ * The class on which this annotation is declared MUST extend
+ * {@link javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet}. <br />
+ * <br />
+ *
+ * E.g. <code>@WebServlet("/path")}<br />
+ * public class TestServlet extends HttpServlet ... {</code><br />
+ *
+ * E.g.
+ * <code>@WebServlet(name="TestServlet", urlPatterns={"/path", "/alt"}) <br />
+ * public class TestServlet extends HttpServlet ... {</code><br />
+ *
+ * @since Servlet 3.0 (Section 8.1.1)
+ *
+ */
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+public @interface WebServlet {
+
+ /**
+ * @return name of the Servlet
+ */
+ String name() default "";
+
+ /**
+ * A convenience method, to allow extremely simple annotation of a class.
+ *
+ * @return array of URL patterns
+ * @see #urlPatterns()
+ */
+ String[] value() default {};
+
+ /**
+ * @return array of URL patterns to which this Filter applies
+ */
+ String[] urlPatterns() default {};
+
+ /**
+ * @return load on startup ordering hint
+ */
+ int loadOnStartup() default -1;
+
+ /**
+ * @return array of initialization params for this Servlet
+ */
+ WebInitParam[] initParams() default {};
+
+ /**
+ * @return asynchronous operation supported by this Servlet
+ */
+ boolean asyncSupported() default false;
+
+ /**
+ * @return small icon for this Servlet, if present
+ */
+ String smallIcon() default "";
+
+ /**
+ * @return large icon for this Servlet, if present
+ */
+ String largeIcon() default "";
+
+ /**
+ * @return description of this Servlet, if present
+ */
+ String description() default "";
+
+ /**
+ * @return display name of this Servlet, if present
+ */
+ String displayName() default "";
+}