Filter in Servlet

Filter in Servlet:-

The filter is the interface in Java that will be executed before servlet execution, Filter will work as an intermediate from request object to Servlet Object.

If we want to apply authentication or Security before servlet response then we can use Filter Under Servlet.

Filter always will be created from a particular Servlet class.


Filter Interface contains three different methods

1 init  ---->  It is used to initialize data members etc.

2 doFilter()----> Write Logical Code under this method

3 destroy() ---->  it is used to destroy object or reset values.


Web.xml file use following tag to map with Servlet Class:-

 <filter>
        <filter-name>FilterExample</filter-name>
        <filter-class>FilterExample</filter-class>
    </filter>
    <filter-mapping>
        <filter-name>FilterExample</filter-name>
        <servlet-name>Servlet1</servlet-name>
        <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
    </filter-mapping>

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import javax.servlet.Filter;
import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;


public class MyFilter implements Filter {

    @Override
    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
     
    }

    @Override
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException {
     PrintWriter out=response.getWriter(); 
    out.print("<script>alert('hello');</script>"); 
         
    chain.doFilter(request, response);//sends request to next resource 
         
    out.print("filter is invoked after"); 
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
    }
   
 
   
}

web.xml

<filter>

        <filter-name>FileterDemo</filter-name>

        <filter-class>FileterDemo</filter-class>

    </filter>

    <filter-mapping>

        <filter-name>FileterDemo</filter-name>

        <url-pattern>/Servlet2</url-pattern>

    </filter-mapping>

When we request to servlet2 class then the filter will apply and execute before servlet calls.

Complete code including servlet and filter

<servlet>

  <servlet-name>scs.Demoser</servlet-name>

  <servlet-class>scs.Demoser</servlet-class>

  </servlet>

  <servlet-mapping>

  <servlet-name>Demoser</servlet-name>

  <url-pattern>/Demoser</url-pattern>

  </servlet-mapping>

  <filter>

    <filter-name>MyFilter</filter-name>

    <filter-class>scs.MyFilter</filter-class>

  </filter>

  <filter-mapping>

    <filter-name>MyFilter</filter-name>

    <url-pattern>/Demoser</url-pattern>

  </filter-mapping>