Servlet Deployment and Web Archives
A descriptor based on XML is used in the deployment of servlets on a Web server. The compiled servlet class, additional supporting Java classes, and the deployment descriptor are packaged together into a Web archive file, also known as a “.war” file.
The deployment descriptor is an XML-based file that contains specific configuration and deployment information for use by the servlet container.
Figure 10-11 shows an example of a vanilla XML deployment descriptor for an HttpServlet. Additional required fields in the descriptor are filled in during configuration and deployment on the Web server.
Figure 10-11. A simple vanilla XML deployment descriptor for a sample HttpServlet
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> ... |
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