Java Web Application Request Handling
Java Web Application Request Handling
responses. JSP pages are text-based documents that execute as servlets but allow a more natural
approach to creating static content. Although servlets and JSP pages can be used
interchangeably, each has its own strengths. Servlets are best suited for service-oriented
applications (web service endpoints are implemented as servlets) and the control functions of a
presentation-oriented application, such as dispatching requests and handling nontextual data.
JSP pages are more appropriate for generating text-based markup such as HTML, Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG), Wireless Markup Language (WML), and XML.
frameworks for building interactive web applications have been developed.