Java Servlet Annotations Example

Date: 2017-12-04

This tutorial demonstrates how Servlet 3.0 annotations, particularly @WebServlet, replace XML configurations in web.xml for declaring and mapping servlets. Annotations simplify servlet configuration by embedding metadata directly into the servlet class. The article provides examples using @WebServlet to map servlets to URL patterns, specify init parameters, and control servlet initialization order (load-on-startup). This eliminates the need for separate XML configuration files.

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