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Class Acme.Serve.servlet.http.HttpServlet 

java.lang.Object
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           +----Acme.Serve.servlet.http.HttpServlet
public abstract class HttpServlet
extends GenericServlet
implements Serializable
The HTTP servlet class.

HttpServlets are little Java programs that can be hooked into an HTTP server and run in response to URLs.

This is taken from JavaSoft's Servlet API documentation.

Fetch the software.
Fetch the entire Acme package.

See Also:
SampleServlet, Serve

Constructor Index

o HttpServlet()

Method Index

o service(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse)
Services a single HTTP request from the client.
o service(ServletRequest, ServletResponse)
Services a single generic request from the client.

Constructors

o HttpServlet 
 public HttpServlet()

Methods

o service 
 public abstract void service(HttpServletRequest req,
                              HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException
Services a single HTTP request from the client.

Parameters:
req - the HTTP request
req - the HTTP response
Throws: ServletException
when a Servlet exception has occurred
Throws: IOException
when an I/O exception has occurred
o service 
 public void service(ServletRequest req,
                     ServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException
Services a single generic request from the client. (This is required by the peculiar inheritance structure.)

Parameters:
req - the servlet request
req - the servlet response
Throws: ServletException
when a Servlet exception has occurred
Throws: IOException
when an I/O exception has occurred
Overrides:
service in class GenericServlet 
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