Filter.Chain (Java SE 11 & JDK 11 )

java.lang.Object
- com.sun.net.httpserver.Filter.Chain

Enclosing class:

Filter
```
public static class Filter.Chain
extends Object
```
a chain of filters associated with a HttpServer. Each filter in the chain is given one of these so it can invoke the next filter in the chain

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Chain(List<Filter> filters, HttpHandler handler)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`doFilter(HttpExchange exchange)`	calls the next filter in the chain, or else the users exchange handler, if this is the final filter in the chain.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Chain
```
public Chain(List<Filter> filters,
             HttpHandler handler)
```
- Method Detail
  - doFilter
```
public void doFilter(HttpExchange exchange)
              throws IOException
```
    calls the next filter in the chain, or else the users exchange handler, if this is the final filter in the chain. The Filter may decide to terminate the chain, by not calling this method. In this case, the filter must send the response to the request, because the application's exchange handler will not be invoked.
    
    Parameters:
    
    exchange - the HttpExchange
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - let exceptions pass up the stack
    
    NullPointerException - if exchange is null