HandlesTypes (Java Servlet 4.0)

```
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface HandlesTypes
```
This annotation is used to declare the class types that a ServletContainerInitializer can handle.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

See Also:

ServletContainerInitializer

- Required Element Summary
  
  Required Elements
  Modifier and Type Required Element Description
  
  java.lang.Class<?>[] value
  The classes in which a ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
java.lang.Class<?>[] value
```
    The classes in which a ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest.
    If an implementation of ServletContainerInitializer specifies this annotation, the Servlet container must pass the Set of application classes that extend, implement, or have been annotated with the class types listed by this annotation to the ServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>>, javax.servlet.ServletContext) method of the ServletContainerInitializer (if no matching classes are found, null must be passed instead)
    
    Returns:
    
    the classes in which ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest