org.springframework.web.context: public class: ContextLoaderListener

org.springframework.web.context
public class: ContextLoaderListener [javadoc | source]

java.lang.Object
   org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

All Implemented Interfaces:
ServletContextListener

Bootstrap listener to start up Spring's root WebApplicationContext . Simply delegates to ContextLoader .

This listener should be registered after org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener in web.xml, if the latter is used.

Also see:

ContextLoaderServlet

org.springframework.web.util.Log4jConfigListener

author: Juergen - Hoeller

since: 17.02.2003 -

Method from org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener Summary:
contextDestroyed, contextInitialized, createContextLoader, getContextLoader

Methods from java.lang.Object:
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method from org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener Detail:
public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent event) { if (this.contextLoader != null) { this.contextLoader.closeWebApplicationContext(event.getServletContext()); } } Close the root web application context.
public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent event) { this.contextLoader = createContextLoader(); this.contextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(event.getServletContext()); } Initialize the root web application context.
protected ContextLoader createContextLoader() { return new ContextLoader(); } Create the ContextLoader to use. Can be overridden in subclasses.
public ContextLoader getContextLoader() { return this.contextLoader; } Return the ContextLoader used by this listener.

Method from org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener Detail:

 public  void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent event) {
		if (this.contextLoader != null) {
			this.contextLoader.closeWebApplicationContext(event.getServletContext());
		}
}

Close the root web application context.

 public  void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent event) {
		this.contextLoader = createContextLoader();
		this.contextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(event.getServletContext());
}

Initialize the root web application context.

 protected ContextLoader createContextLoader() {
		return new ContextLoader();
}

Create the ContextLoader to use. Can be overridden in subclasses.

 public ContextLoader getContextLoader() {
		return this.contextLoader;
}

Return the ContextLoader used by this listener.