Sun’s Java Servlet API does an excellent job of hiding all the dirty work from the programmer, leaving the servlet engine to manage it instead. However, the programmer occasionally needs to peek ...

An extension to Java that provides a programming interface (API) for implementing server-side programs written in Java (Java servlets). See servlet. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Figure 1. The flow of information in a servlet Sun's Java Servlet API does an excellent job of hiding all the dirty work from the programmer, leaving the servlet engine to manage it instead.