Question on HttpServletRequest

[Ramesh Shanmugam]

Hi all,

HttpServlet is a class, and HttpServletRequest is a Interface. In an servlet file or in JSP we could able to access request.getParameter(), request.getSession() etc, as HttpServletRequest is a interface, where are these methods defined and how could v able to access those methods.

Thanks in advance,
Ramesh

[Christophe Verré]

where are these methods defined and how could v able to access those methods.

HttpServletRequest is part of the Servlet specification. There rules are drawn , so it is up to the container to decide how to implement the interface. You'll see different implementations among different containers, but doing the same thing.

[Ramesh Shanmugam]

any pls tell me some more detail explanation

Thanks
Ramesh

[Daniel Dalton]

HttpServletRequest is an interface - agreed. Tomcat (for example) will provide a class which implements that interface.

An interface provides a contract between the developer of a class and a user of the class. In particular it guarantees that any class which implements the interface will provide the methods specified in the interface.

Given this, you as a developer don't need to know the name of the class that tomcat provides because you access it via the interface type...

Is that any clearer?

[Ramesh Shanmugam]

hi Daniel,

The explanation which u gave is good. It is clearer..Thx