Confusion between HttpServlet class and using it with Jersey

Question

I am building servlets which implement a RESTful API. I understand the Jersey is a framework for deciphering and using given URL\'s. How do I use it in conjunction with the

Answer 1

Jersey uses a servlet to route URLs to the appropriate service. Your service itself does not need to extend a servlet.

At a high level, Jersey's ServletContainer class accepts the requests, and then based on your Jersey configuration, your web service will be invoked. You configure what url patterns are processed by Jersey. Check out section 5.3 http://www.vogella.com/articles/REST/.