com.iplanet.services.cdm
Interface ClientDetectionInterface

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 clientType from the client request.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getClientType(HttpServletRequest request) Detects the client type based on the request object

Method Detail

getClientType

public java.lang.String getClientType(HttpServletRequest request)
                               throws ClientDetectionException

Detects the client type based on the request object

Parameters:

retuest - Http Servlet Request

Returns:

a String representing the client type

Throws:

ClientDetectionException - when there is an error retrieving client data