The javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet is an abstract class that is suitable for processing HTTP requests. HTTP request is encapsulated as HttpServletRequest object and HTTP response is encapsulated as HttpServletResponse object.

The following UML class diagram outlines a brief overview of HttpServlet API:

 

HttpServlet API UML diagram

 

Other Java Servlet Tutorials:


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