mapping question

[Hussein Baghdadi]

Hey all.
my questions is about servlet mapping.
what is the difference btw :
<servlet-mapping>/faces/</servlet-mapping> and
<servlet-mapping>/faces/*</servlet-mapping>
thanks.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

John,
The first one only maps to the user typing ".../faces" in the URL or link. You would use the first one if you wanted your servlet to correspond to a very specific URL.

The second one allows the user to type ".../faces/otherStuff". You would use the second one if your servlet was acting as a controller or you wanted to hit all URLs.