Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond to ...

Ok, so what - in slightly more detail - is a Java Servlet? A Java Servlet is a Java class that subclasses from class HttpServlet and usually overrides the doGet (or doPost) method. These methods will ...

Cookies in servlets are small pieces of data that a server sends to a client's web browser, and the browser stores this data locally. Cookies are often used for session management, user tracking, and ...

Servlet 1 (CookiesServlet1): Handles the initial request, receives user input via an HTML form, and sets a cookie with the user's name. The user is welcomed with a personalized message and provided a ...

I previously blogged about using RESTClient with the Sun JVM-provided HTTP Server. As I stated in that blog posting, I intend to use these tools to demonstrate HTTP and REST concepts at Rocky Mountain ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Java Servlets are special Java classes that can integrate with an enhanced web server and enable you to dynamically generate web pages by executing Java code - effectively running your code "inside ...

Java servlets extend the capabilities of Java Servers by extending the functionality of the underlying server communication model. Java servlets may come into play if your company has any sort of ...