## Uses of Interface
javax.servlet.Filter

- Packages that use Filter
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.servlet | The javax.servlet package contains a number of classes and interfaces that describe and define the contracts between a servlet class and the runtime environment provided for an instance of such a class by a conforming servlet container.

- - ### Uses of Filter in javax.servlet

    Methods in javax.servlet with type parameters of type Filter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `<T extends Filter> T` | ServletContext.`createFilter(Class<T> clazz)` Instantiates the given Filter class.

    Methods in javax.servlet with parameters of type Filter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FilterRegistration.Dynamic` | ServletContext.`addFilter(String filterName, Filter filter)` Registers the given filter instance with this ServletContext under the given `filterName`.

    Method parameters in javax.servlet with type arguments of type Filter
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FilterRegistration.Dynamic` | ServletContext.`addFilter(String filterName, Class<? extends Filter> filterClass)` Adds the filter with the given name and class type to this servlet context.

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