url pattern tag reference - novalexei/mod_servlet GitHub Wiki

#####<url-pattern>

This tag specifies a single URL pattern for a <servlet-mapping> or <filter-mapping> element.

This tag defines the URL patterns which will trigger the servlet of filter.

Examples:

  • *.do - a file extension pattern, matching any URL that ends in .do, eg: Struts uses this to map action.do to its action servlet.
  • /content/* - a path pattern, matching any URL that begins with /content/, eg: /content/Product/41
  • /MyServlet - a specific pattern, matching only the URL /MyServlet

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