Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionContext As of Java(tm) Servlet API 2.1 for security reasons, with no replacement. This interface will be removed in a future version of this API.
javax.servlet.SingleThreadModel As of Java Servlet API 2.4, with no direct replacement.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
javax.servlet.http.HttpUtils As of Java(tm) Servlet API 2.3. These methods were only useful with the default encoding and have been moved to the request interfaces.

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.encodeRedirectUrl(String) As of Version 3.0 of the Java Servlet API
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.encodeRedirectUrl(String) As of version 2.1, use encodeRedirectURL(String url) instead
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.encodeUrl(String) As of Version 3.0 of the Java Servlet API
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.encodeUrl(String) As of version 2.1, use encodeURL(String url) instead
javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionContext.getIds() As of Java Servlet API 2.1 with no replacement. This method must return an empty Enumeration and will be removed in a future version of this API.
javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper.getRealPath(String) As of Version 3.0 of the Java Servlet API
javax.servlet.ServletRequest.getRealPath(String) As of Version 2.1 of the Java Servlet API, use ServletContext.getRealPath(java.lang.String) instead.
javax.servlet.UnavailableException.getServlet() As of Java Servlet API 2.2, with no replacement.
javax.servlet.ServletContext.getServlet(String) As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no direct replacement.
javax.servlet.ServletContext.getServletNames() As of Java Servlet API 2.1, with no replacement.
javax.servlet.ServletContext.getServlets() As of Java Servlet API 2.0, with no replacement.
javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionContext.getSession(String) As of Java Servlet API 2.1 with no replacement. This method must return null and will be removed in a future version of this API.
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.getSessionContext() As of Version 2.1, this method is deprecated and has no replacement. It will be removed in a future version of the Java Servlet API.
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.getValue(String) As of Version 2.2, this method is replaced by HttpSession.getAttribute(java.lang.String).
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.getValueNames() As of Version 2.2, this method is replaced by HttpSession.getAttributeNames()
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper.isRequestedSessionIdFromUrl() As of Version 3.0 of the Java Servlet API
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest.isRequestedSessionIdFromUrl() As of Version 2.1 of the Java Servlet API, use HttpServletRequest.isRequestedSessionIdFromURL() instead.
javax.servlet.ServletContext.log(Exception, String) As of Java Servlet API 2.1, use ServletContext.log(String message, Throwable throwable) instead. This method was originally defined to write an exception's stack trace and an explanatory error message to the servlet log file.
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.putValue(String, Object) As of Version 2.2, this method is replaced by HttpSession.setAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.removeValue(String) As of Version 2.2, this method is replaced by HttpSession.removeAttribute(java.lang.String)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.setStatus(int, String) As of Version 3.0 of the Java Servlet API
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.setStatus(int, String) As of version 2.1, due to ambiguous meaning of the message parameter. To set a status code use setStatus(int), to send an error with a description use sendError(int, String).

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
javax.servlet.UnavailableException(int, Servlet, String) As of Java Servlet API 2.2, use UnavailableException.UnavailableException(String, int) instead.
javax.servlet.UnavailableException(Servlet, String) As of Java Servlet API 2.2, use UnavailableException.UnavailableException(String) instead.