Package javax.servlet.http

Enum MappingMatch

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<MappingMatch>

javax.servlet.http.MappingMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<MappingMatch>

public enum MappingMatch
extends Enum<MappingMatch>

Enumeration of Servlet mapping types.

Since:

4.0

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
CONTEXT_ROOT	This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the application's context root.
DEFAULT	This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the default servlet of the application, the '/' character.
EXACT	This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the incoming request.
EXTENSION	This is used when the mapping was achieved using an extension, such as "*.xhtml".
PATH	This is used when the mapping was achieved using a path, such as "/faces/*".

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MappingMatch	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static MappingMatch[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

CONTEXT_ROOT

public static final MappingMatch CONTEXT_ROOT

This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the application's context root.

DEFAULT

public static final MappingMatch DEFAULT

This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the default servlet of the application, the '/' character.

EXACT

public static final MappingMatch EXACT

This is used when the mapping was achieved with an exact match to the incoming request.

EXTENSION

public static final MappingMatch EXTENSION

This is used when the mapping was achieved using an extension, such as "*.xhtml".

PATH

public static final MappingMatch PATH

This is used when the mapping was achieved using a path, such as "/faces/*".

Method Detail

values

public static MappingMatch[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (MappingMatch c : MappingMatch.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static MappingMatch valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null