The Servlet Class Hierarchy
The Servlet API specification is produced by Sun Microsystems Inc., and a copy of the latest specification can be found on their Web site (developer.java.sun.com).
An HTTP servlet extends the javax.servlet.HttpServlet class, which itself extends javax.servlet.GenericServlet, as shown in Figure 12.4.
Figure 12.4. Servlet class hierarchy diagram.
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