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019    
020    package javax.servlet;
021    
022    import java.util.EventListener;
023    
024    /**
025     * Implementations of this interface receive notifications of
026     * * changes to the attribute list on the servlet context of a web application.
027     * To receive notification events, the implementation class
028     * must be configured in the deployment descriptor for the web application.
029     *
030     * @version $Rev: 788194 $ $Date: 2009-06-24 18:05:48 -0400 (Wed, 24 Jun 2009) $
031     * @see ServletContextAttributeEvent
032     * @since v 2.3
033     */
034    public interface ServletContextAttributeListener extends EventListener {
035        /**
036         * Notification that a new attribute was added to the servlet context. Called after the attribute is added.
037         */
038        void attributeAdded(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
039    
040        /**
041         * Notification that an existing attribute has been removed from the servlet context. Called after the attribute is removed.
042         */
043        void attributeRemoved(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
044    
045        /**
046         * Notification that an attribute on the servlet context has been replaced. Called after the attribute is replaced.
047         */
048        void attributeReplaced(ServletContextAttributeEvent scab);
049    }
050