Introducing Play Framework: Java Web Application Development

© Prem Kumar Karunakaran 2020

P. K. KarunakaranIntroducing Play Frameworkhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5645-9_3

3. Play Controllers and HTTP Routing

Prem Kumar Karunakaran¹ 

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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

 

This chapter focuses on the MVC part of the Play application: how MVC plays a key role in the Play application framework. Before we get into the details of the HTTP routing and controllers in Play, it is good to have a quick introduction to MVC. If you are familiar with MVC, you can skip this and head straight to the “HTTP Routing” section.

MVC Programming Model

MVC (model-view-controller ) is a framework for building web applications using the famous MVC design pattern. MVC defines an application into three logical layers: the business ...