UML class diagram of HttpServlet API

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:

Other Java Servlet Tutorials:

• Java Servlet Quick Start for beginners (XML)
• Java Servlet for beginners (annotations)
• Handling HTML form data with Java Servlet
• How to use Cookies in Java web application
• How to use Session in Java web application
• How to Handle Error in Web.xml for Java web applications

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