Request Path Elements

Request path leads to a servlet, that process the request.

RequestPath = ContextPath + ServletPath + PathInfo

Servlet Path

This path directly corresponds to the mapping which activated this request.

Context Path

The path prefix associated with the ServletContext that this servlet is a part of.

PathInfo

The part of the request path that is not part of the Context Path or the

Servlet Path. It is either null if there is no extra path, or is a string with a leading

'/'.

HttpServletRequest interface provides below methods, to get servlet path, context path and path information.

     getContextPath()

     getServletPath()

     getPathInfo()

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