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019
020 package javax.servlet;
021
022
023 /**
024 * This is the event class for notifications of changes to the
025 * attributes of the servlet request in an application.
026 *
027 * @since Servlet 2.4
028 * @see ServletRequestAttributeListener
029 * @version $Rev: 788194 $ $Date: 2009-06-24 18:05:48 -0400 (Wed, 24 Jun 2009) $
030 */
031
032 public class ServletRequestAttributeEvent extends ServletRequestEvent {
033 private final String name;
034 private final Object value;
035
036 /**
037 * Construct a ServletRequestAttributeEvent giving the servlet context
038 * of this web application, the ServletRequest whose attributes are
039 * changing and the name and value of the attribute.
040 *
041 * @param sc the ServletContext that is sending the event.
042 * @param request the ServletRequest that is sending the event.
043 * @param name the name of the request attribute.
044 * @param value the value of the request attribute.
045 */
046 public ServletRequestAttributeEvent(ServletContext sc, ServletRequest request, String name, Object value) {
047 super(sc, request);
048 this.name = name;
049 this.value = value;
050 }
051
052 /**
053 * Return the name of the attribute that changed on the ServletRequest.
054 *
055 * @return the name of the changed request attribute
056 */
057 public String getName() {
058 return this.name;
059 }
060
061 /**
062 * Returns the value of the attribute that has been added, removed or
063 * replaced. If the attribute was added, this is the value of the
064 * attribute. If the attribute was removed, this is the value of the
065 * removed attribute. If the attribute was replaced, this is the old
066 * value of the attribute.
067 *
068 * @return the value of the changed request attribute
069 */
070 public Object getValue() {
071 return this.value;
072 }
073 }