 the dispatch target, scoped to the given ServletContext</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalStateException</a></code> - if one of the dispatch methods has been called and the startAsync method has not
                               been called during the resulting dispatch, or if <a href="../../javax/servlet/AsyncContext.html#c