In Java, we use servlets (and the Java Servlet API) for this purpose. Think of a servlet as a tiny server whose job is to accept requests and issue responses.

Although the Javadoc -based API information for Java EE 5 briefly discusses alternative methods in HttpServlet that can be overridden, many tutorials available even today focus on doGet and doPost.

There are many benefits to upgrading to version 6.0 of the Jakarta Servlet API, and there are numerous reasons why Java developers will be impressed with the progress the Eclipse Foundation continues ...