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019
020 package javax.servlet;
021
022 import java.util.EventListener;
023
024 /**
025 * Implementations of this interface receive notifications about
026 * changes to the servlet context of the web application they are
027 * part of.
028 * To receive notification events, the implementation class
029 * must be configured in the deployment descriptor for the web
030 * application.
031 * @see ServletContextEvent
032 * @since v 2.3
033 */
034
035 public interface ServletContextListener extends EventListener {
036 /**
037 ** Notification that the web application initialization
038 ** process is starting.
039 ** All ServletContextListeners are notified of context
040 ** initialization before any filter or servlet in the web
041 ** application is initialized.
042 */
043
044 public void contextInitialized ( ServletContextEvent sce );
045
046 /**
047 ** Notification that the servlet context is about to be shut down.
048 ** All servlets and filters have been destroy()ed before any
049 ** ServletContextListeners are notified of context
050 ** destruction.
051 */
052 public void contextDestroyed ( ServletContextEvent sce );
053 }
054