retrieveContext(Object) method

This method may be used to retrieve an already-created context from the local environment.

Syntax

SecContext retrieveContext ( Object environmentObject ) throws SecException

Parameters

environmentObject – The object that is provided to aid in retrieving the stored SecContext object.

Returns

the stored SecContext object

Exceptions

SecException class – if no stored SecContext object was found

Usage

This operation may require the inclusion of some environment data from the local environment. For example, in a servlet it might require the HttpServletRequest object whereas in an EJB implementation it might require the EJBContext object. Other situations may not require any environment object at all.

the stored SecContext object