Difference between JSP and Servlets
Java Server Pages, or JSP, and Servlets are software components that are used in generating web pages.
What is a Servlet?
A servlet is a software component that is written in Java and runs in an environment known as a Servlet container. They are mainly used in generating web pages but they can also generate other content types such as XML, text, images, sound clips, PDF, and Excel files. Servlet HTML’s are very hard to read and maintain, but business logic writers find them easier to work with. Servlets are also responsible for controlling the overall request processing cycle in web applications.
What is JSP?
JSP, or Java Server Pages, are better alternatives for the complex HTML’s of Servlets. Web page authors prefer this kind of software component since it is easier to write and maintain. However, JSP files are translated into servlets when they are first accessed. In the processing cycle, the responsibility of generating dynamic HTML’s lies with the JSP.
A brief summary:
- Servlets and JSP’s are software components that are used in generating web pages
- JSP’s are better alternatives for the complex HTML’s of servlets
- Servlets are harder to read, write, and maintain than JSP’s
- Business logic writers find servlets easier to work with while web page authors prefer JSP
- JSP files are translated into servlets when they are first accessed
- Servlets are responsible for controlling the overall processing cycle in web applications while the responsibility of generating dynamic HTML’s lies with the JSP