Package javax.servlet.annotation

Annotation Interface HandlesTypes

@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(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	Description
Class<?>[]	value	The classes in which a ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest.

Element Details

value

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)