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package javax.servlet;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A FilterChain is an object provided by the servlet container to the developer
* giving a view into the invocation chain of a filtered request for a resource.
* Filters use the FilterChain to invoke the next filter in the chain, or if the
* calling filter is the last filter in the chain, to invoke the resource at the
* end of the chain.
*
* @see Filter
* @since Servlet 2.3
**/
public interface FilterChain {
/**
* Causes the next filter in the chain to be invoked, or if the calling
* filter is the last filter in the chain, causes the resource at the end of
* the chain to be invoked.
*
* @param request
* the request to pass along the chain.
* @param response
* the response to pass along the chain.
*
* @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs during the processing of the
* request
* @throws ServletException if the processing fails for any other reason
* @since 2.3
*/
public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
throws IOException, ServletException;
}