Difference between javax.servlet-api.jar vs servlet-api.jar

Question

In my maven repository under groupId javax.servlet i have these two separate artifacts for servlets. I am confused which one should i use to build a simple serv

Answer 1

For those using gradle...

If I declare my dependency using compileOnly as below

compileOnly "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0"

then I get a compilation error:

error: package javax.servlet.http does not exist
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
                         ^

If I use providedCompile as below the build is successful.

providedCompile "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0"

To use providedCompile dependencies you need to use the war plugin.

apply plugin: 'war'