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Guidelines, Patterns, and code for end-to-end Java applications.

1. How do I map multiple URLs to point to a single page created with the JavaServer Pages^TM technology (JSP^TM page)?

   1.  How do I map multiple URLs to point to a single page created with the JavaServer Pages^TM technology (JSP^TM page)?

   The web deployment descriptor maps URLs to web components. For example, the Java Pet Store sample application maps all URLs matching /control/* to MainServlet in web.xml like this:

   <web-app> <display-name>WebTier</display-name> <description>no description</description> <servlet> <servlet-name>webTierEntryPoint</servlet-name> <display-name>centralServlet</display-name> <description>no description</description> <servlet-class> com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.petstore.control.web.MainServlet </servlet-class> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>webTierEntryPoint</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/control/*</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <!-- web.xml continues... -->