com.iplanet.services.cdm

Interface ClientDetectionInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClientDetectionDefaultImpl

public interface ClientDetectionInterface

The ClientDetectionInterface interface needs to be implemented by services and applications serving multiple clients, to determine the client from which the request has originated. This interface detects the client type from the client request.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getClientType(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Detects the client type based on the request object.

Method Detail

getClientType

String getClientType(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
              throws ClientDetectionException

Detects the client type based on the request object.

Parameters:

request - HTTP Servlet Request

Returns:

a String representing the client type.

Throws:

ClientDetectionException - when there is an error retrieving client data