Difference between Generic Servlet and HTTP Servlet?

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Difference between Generic Servlet and HTTP Servlet?..

Answer / kiran

GenericServlet is protocol independent and which doesn't support http get/post requests. where as HttpServlet is Protocol specific.

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Difference between Generic Servlet and HTTP Servlet?..

Answer / ashwitha

generic is protocol independent and HTTPservlet is a protocol dependent.
Generic cannot handle cookie and URLRewriting whereas HTTP servlet can.
In generic servlet without having service()cannot deploy the servlet whereas in HTTP servlet without having service() can deploy.
Generic implements from servlet and servletConfig interfaces whereas HTTP extended from generic servlet.
Generic overrides service() whereas HTTP overrides do****().

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Difference between Generic Servlet and HTTP Servlet?..

Answer / ramamohan reddy

Generic Servlet has init() method whereas Httpservlet
doesnot have.and Generic Servlet is the super class of the
HttpServlet.

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