When creating a servlet , what is the difference between using the following patterns to define the URL? "/" and "/*" , using annotations and the specification 3.1.
@WebServlet("/")
@WebServlet("/*")
Which of these URL patterns should I use if I want my servlet to respond to any request? Are they the same or is there a difference between them?
The difference is that @WebServlet("/") will only respond to something like unaweb.com or unaweb.com/ .
While @WebServlet("/*") will respond to
unaweb.com/paginauno unaweb.com/unapagina
unaweb.com/ndjdjd
In summary you can put the string that is after the diagonal.
So you want it to respond to any pattern use the second option.