Web container

{{Short description|Component of Java web server}}

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A web container (also known as a servlet container;

{{cite book

| author = Pilgrim, Peter A.

| chapter = The lifecycle of Java Servlets

| title = Java EE 7 Developer Handbook

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rY_1AAAAQBAJ

| series = Professional expertise distilled

| date = 20 September 2013

| publisher = Packt Publishing Ltd

| publication-date = 2013

| isbn = 9781849687959

| access-date = 2016-06-16

| quote = Java Servlets are governed by a web container (a Servlet container).

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{{cite web

| url = http://www.slideshare.net/bputhal/j2-eee-sides

| title = J2EE Framework for project development

| author = Puthal, B

| year = 2009

| access-date = 2016-06-15

| quote = The types of components within J2EE environment are [...] JSP or servlet as web components running inside webtainer [...]

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) is the component of a web server that interacts with Jakarta Servlets. A web container is responsible for managing the lifecycle of servlets, mapping a URL to a particular servlet and ensuring that the URL requester has the correct access-rights. A web container handles requests to servlets, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP) files, and other types of files that include server-side code. The Web container creates servlet instances, loads and unloads servlets, creates and manages request and response objects, and performs other servlet-management tasks. A web container implements the web component contract of the Jakarta EE architecture. This architecture specifies a runtime environment for additional web components, including security, concurrency, lifecycle management, transaction, deployment, and other services.