Get HttpServletRequest via Maven repository

By mkyong | Updated: October 7, 2013

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Tags: httpservletrequest maven

Problem

Using Maven build tool, which jar should include to use HttpServletRequest or HttpServletResponse?

Solution

To use HttpServletRequest or HttpServletResponse in a development environment, include servlet-api. jar in your Maven pom.xml file.

  <dependency>
	<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
	<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
	<version>2.5</version>
	<scope>provided</scope>
  </dependency>

Put scope as provided, because most j2ee containers have this jar. You need this for complication only, not deployment.