Front Controller vs Front Component

[Raj Kumar]

Are Front Controller and Front Component one and the same or are they different design patterns?
if(different)
whats the difference?
else
what should I enter in the exam (If I get a type in q).
Thanks in advance

[Manjunath Subramanian]

They are the same.You use a controller to centralise the dispatching your requests.This controller is normally a servlet(which is a component,although commonly known as web-component)
Hope this helps,
Manjunath

[Raj Kumar]

Thanks Manjunath So what would I type, if say I get a q on the exam tomorrow. Front Component or Front Controller? Are they interchangeable?

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

I would use FrontController.
This is the name Sun has on its website.
- satya

[Sita Kotamraju]

Can we consider the "C" in MVC as "Front Controller" also?

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

Sita:
I was reading Front Controller an hour back and got the same impression..........
- satya