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<dt>All Known Implementing Classes:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="GenericFilter.html" title="class in jakarta.servlet">GenericFilter</a></code>, <code><a href="http/HttpFilter.html" title="class in jakarta.servlet.http">HttpFilter</a></code></dd>
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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">Filter</span></pre>
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 A filter is an object that performs filtering tasks on either the request to a resource (a servlet or static
 content), or on the resp