ServletNameFilterMappingDefinition.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.snaps.core.internal.webapp.config;

/**
 * A <code>ServletNameFilterMappingDefinition</code> represents a web.xml <code><filter-mapping></code> entry,
 * which contains a <code><servlet-name</code> element, and therefore maps the referenced filter to a particular
 * servlet.
 * <p />
 * 
 * <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
 * 
 * Implementations <strong>must</strong> be thread-safe.
 * 
 * 
 */
public interface ServletNameFilterMappingDefinition extends FilterMappingDefinition, ServletNameAware {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the servlet to which this mapping applies.
     * 
     * @return the servlet's name
     */
    String getServletName();
}