The document compares three Java-based technologies used in web application development: Java Server Faces (JSF), Java Servlets, and Java Server Pages (JSP). JSF is a framework for building component-based UIs, Servlets are classes for handling requests and creating web applications, and JSP allows developers to integrate Java code into HTML for generating dynamic content. Each technology offers unique features that simplify web development and enhance user interaction.

1. Difference Between
JSF, Servlet And
JSP

2. ➢ Java Server Faces (JSF)
JSF is a Java-based web framework. It simplifies web application development by allowing
programmers to building component-based user interfaces (UIs). In addition to providing
a standard of UI components, JSF also allows developers to build custom UI components
through an application programming interface (API). Also, the developers can use JSF to
connect the reusable UI components seamlessly with various data sources and server-side
event handlers. The programmers can take advantage of JSF to simplify web application
development and maintenance by using reusable components. They can even run the web
framework on Java application server, and make it render UI components according to
targeted clients.

3. ➢ Java Servlet:
Servlet is a Java-based technology that accelerates web application development by providing
component-based modules. The developers can further use Java Servlet as a class to extend the web
server and respond to various types of incoming requests. At the same time, the Java programmers
can also use Servlet to build custom web applications based on varied business requirements by
taking advantage of various Java APIs. They can even use Servlet to collect user input through web
forms, present records retrieved from various data sources, and generate web pages on the fly.
Many programmers use Java Servlet as a faster alternative to common gateway interface (CGI).
They also have option to create custom Java Servlets through the packages provided by Java EE -
javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http. Java Servlet makes it easier for programmers to accomplish a
number of web development tasks - reading implicit HTTP request.

4. ➢Java Server Pages (JSP):
JSP is a Java-based server-side programming which helps developers to create web
applications that support dynamic content. While using JSP, the developers can access a wide
range of Java APIs according to precise project needs. They can even use JSP tags to insert Java
code into HTML pages without writing additional code. The JSP components also act just like
a user interface for the Java application. The programmers even have option to write JSP as
text files, and integrate the text files smoothly with HTML, XML, and XHTML code. While
writing web applications in Java, the programmers can use JSP as a robust alternative to
common gateway interface (CGI). But the developers can use JSP tags to accomplish common
web development tasks by using JSP tags. They can even use JSP as dynamic elements in
HTML, for creating dynamic web pages, and collecting user input throughweb forms.

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