## javax.servlet
Class ServletRequestWrapper

    java.lang.Object
      javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ServletRequest

Direct Known Subclasses:
  HttpServletRequestWrapper

public class ServletRequestWrapper
extends java.lang.Object
implements ServletRequest

Provides a convenient implementation of the ServletRequest interface that can be subclassed by developers wishing to adapt the request to a Servlet. This class implements the Wrapper or Decorator pattern. Methods default to calling through to the wrapped request object.

Since:
  v 2.3
See Also:
  `ServletRequest`

Constructor Summary
`ServletRequestWrapper(ServletRequest request)` Creates a ServletRequest adaptor wrapping the given request object.

Method Summary
`java.lang.Object` `getAttribute(java.lang.String name)` The default behavior of this method is to call getAttribute(String name) on the wrapped request object.
`java.util.Enumeration` `getAttributeNames()` The default behavior of this method is to return getAttributeNames() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getCharacterEncoding()` The default behavior of this method is to return getCharacterEncoding() on the wrapped request object.
`int` `getContentLength()` The default behavior of this method is to return getContentLength() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getContentType()` The default behavior of this method is to return getContentType() on the wrapped request object.
`ServletInputStream` `getInputStream()` The default behavior of this method is to return getInputStream() on the wrapped request object.
`java.util.Locale` `getLocale()` The default behavior of this method is to return getLocale() on the wrapped request object.
`java.util.Enumeration` `getLocales()` The default behavior of this method is to return getLocales() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getParameter(java.lang.String name)` The default behavior of this method is to return getParameter(String name) on the wrapped request object.
`java.util.Map` `getParameterMap()` The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterMap() on the wrapped request object.
`java.util.Enumeration` `getParameterNames()` The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterNames() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String[]` `getParameterValues(java.lang.String name)` The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterValues(String name) on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getProtocol()` The default behavior of this method is to return getProtocol() on the wrapped request object.
`java.io.BufferedReader` `getReader()` The default behavior of this method is to return getReader() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getRealPath(java.lang.String path)` The default behavior of this method is to return getRealPath(String path) on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getRemoteAddr()` The default behavior of this method is to return getRemoteAddr() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getRemoteHost()` The default behavior of this method is to return getRemoteHost() on the wrapped request object.
`ServletRequest` `getRequest()` Return the wrapped request object.
`RequestDispatcher` `getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String path)` The default behavior of this method is to return getRequestDispatcher(String path) on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getScheme()` The default behavior of this method is to return getScheme() on the wrapped request object.
`java.lang.String` `getServerName()` The default behavior of this method is to return getServerName() on the wrapped request object.
`int` `getServerPort()` The default behavior of this method is to return getServerPort() on the wrapped request object.
`boolean` `isSecure()` The default behavior of this method is to return isSecure() on the wrapped request object.
`void` `removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)` The default behavior of this method is to call removeAttribute(String name) on the wrapped request object.
`void` `setAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object o)` The default behavior of this method is to return setAttribute(String name, Object o) on the wrapped request object.
`void` `setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String enc)` The default behavior of this method is to set the character encoding on the wrapped request object.
`void` `setRequest(ServletRequest request)` Sets the request object being wrapped.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ServletRequestWrapper

    public ServletRequestWrapper(ServletRequest request)

  Creates a ServletRequest adaptor wrapping the given request object.

Throws:
  `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if the request is null

Method Detail

### getRequest

    public ServletRequest getRequest()

  Return the wrapped request object.

### setRequest

    public void setRequest(ServletRequest request)

  Sets the request object being wrapped.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if the request is null.

### getAttribute

    public java.lang.Object getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

  The default behavior of this method is to call getAttribute(String name) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getAttribute` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `name` - a `String` specifying the name of the attribute
  Returns:
    an `Object` containing the value of the attribute, or `null` if the attribute does not exist

### getAttributeNames

    public java.util.Enumeration getAttributeNames()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getAttributeNames() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getAttributeNames` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an `Enumeration` of strings containing the names of the request's attributes

### getCharacterEncoding

    public java.lang.String getCharacterEncoding()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getCharacterEncoding() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getCharacterEncoding` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the name of the chararacter encoding, or `null` if the request does not specify a character encoding

### setCharacterEncoding

    public void setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String enc)
                              throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

  The default behavior of this method is to set the character encoding on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `setCharacterEncoding` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Throws:
    `java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException` - if this is not a valid encoding

### getContentLength

    public int getContentLength()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getContentLength() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getContentLength` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an integer containing the length of the request body or -1 if the length is not known

### getContentType

    public java.lang.String getContentType()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getContentType() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getContentType` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the name of the MIME type of the request, or null if the type is not known

### getInputStream

    public ServletInputStream getInputStream()
                                      throws java.io.IOException

  The default behavior of this method is to return getInputStream() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getInputStream` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `ServletInputStream` object containing the body of the request
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if an input or output exception occurred

### getParameter

    public java.lang.String getParameter(java.lang.String name)

  The default behavior of this method is to return getParameter(String name) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getParameter` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `name` - a `String` specifying the name of the parameter
  Returns:
    a `String` representing the single value of the parameter
  See Also:
    `ServletRequest.getParameterValues(java.lang.String)`

### getParameterMap

    public java.util.Map getParameterMap()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterMap() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getParameterMap` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an immutable java.util.Map containing parameter names as keys and parameter values as map values. The keys in the parameter map are of type String. The values in the parameter map are of type String array.

### getParameterNames

    public java.util.Enumeration getParameterNames()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterNames() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getParameterNames` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an `Enumeration` of `String` objects, each `String` containing the name of a request parameter; or an empty `Enumeration` if the request has no parameters

### getParameterValues

    public java.lang.String[] getParameterValues(java.lang.String name)

  The default behavior of this method is to return getParameterValues(String name) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getParameterValues` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `name` - a `String` containing the name of the parameter whose value is requested
  Returns:
    an array of `String` objects containing the parameter's values
  See Also:
    `ServletRequest.getParameter(java.lang.String)`

### getProtocol

    public java.lang.String getProtocol()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getProtocol() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getProtocol` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the protocol name and version number

### getScheme

    public java.lang.String getScheme()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getScheme() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getScheme` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the name of the scheme used to make this request

### getServerName

    public java.lang.String getServerName()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getServerName() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getServerName` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the name of the server to which the request was sent

### getServerPort

    public int getServerPort()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getServerPort() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getServerPort` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an integer specifying the port number

### getReader

    public java.io.BufferedReader getReader()
                                     throws java.io.IOException

  The default behavior of this method is to return getReader() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getReader` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `BufferedReader` containing the body of the request
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if an input or output exception occurred
  See Also:
    `ServletRequest.getInputStream()`

### getRemoteAddr

    public java.lang.String getRemoteAddr()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getRemoteAddr() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getRemoteAddr` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the IP address of the client that sent the request

### getRemoteHost

    public java.lang.String getRemoteHost()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getRemoteHost() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getRemoteHost` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a `String` containing the fully qualified name of the client

### setAttribute

    public void setAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.Object o)

  The default behavior of this method is to return setAttribute(String name, Object o) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `setAttribute` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `name` - a `String` specifying the name of the attribute
    `o` - the `Object` to be stored

### removeAttribute

    public void removeAttribute(java.lang.String name)

  The default behavior of this method is to call removeAttribute(String name) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `removeAttribute` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `name` - a `String` specifying the name of the attribute to remove

### getLocale

    public java.util.Locale getLocale()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getLocale() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getLocale` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    the preferred `Locale` for the client

### getLocales

    public java.util.Enumeration getLocales()

  The default behavior of this method is to return getLocales() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getLocales` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    an `Enumeration` of preferred `Locale` objects for the client

### isSecure

    public boolean isSecure()

  The default behavior of this method is to return isSecure() on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `isSecure` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Returns:
    a boolean indicating if the request was made using a secure channel

### getRequestDispatcher

    public RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String path)

  The default behavior of this method is to return getRequestDispatcher(String path) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getRequestDispatcher` in interface `ServletRequest`
  Parameters:
    `path` - a `String` specifying the pathname to the resource
  Returns:
    a `RequestDispatcher` object that acts as a wrapper for the resource at the specified path
  See Also:
    `RequestDispatcher`, `ServletContext.getRequestDispatcher(java.lang.String)`

### getRealPath

    public java.lang.String getRealPath(java.lang.String path)

  The default behavior of this method is to return getRealPath(String path) on the wrapped request object.

  Specified by:
    `getRealPath` in interface `ServletRequest`

Copyright © 1999-2002 The Apache Software Foundation. All Rights Reserved.