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019
020 package javax.servlet;
021
022 import java.util.EventListener;
023
024 /** Implementations of this interface receive notifications of
025 ** changes to the attribute list on the servlet context of a web application.
026 * To receive notification events, the implementation class
027 * must be configured in the deployment descriptor for the web application.
028 * @see ServletContextAttributeEvent
029 * @since v 2.3
030 */
031
032 public interface ServletContextAttributeListener extends EventListener {
033 /** Notification that a new attribute was added to the servlet context. Called after the attribute is added.*/
034 public void attributeAdded(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
035 /** Notification that an existing attribute has been removed from the servlet context. Called after the attribute is removed.*/
036 public void attributeRemoved(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
037 /** Notification that an attribute on the servlet context has been replaced. Called after the attribute is replaced. */
038 public void attributeReplaced(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
039 }
040