Java servlet not dispatching to another servlet

Question

I have 2 servlets, \"HomeController\" and \"SearchController\". On the home.jsp I have a form that has a search box and when submitted actions to \"Search\"

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Answer 1

I think I found your problem, your code is actually ok, the web.xml is the one that has the problem:

    HomeController
    /Home
    /

You have there multiple url-patterns in a servlet mapping. Try this instead

    HomeController
    /


    HomeController
    /Home

It may resolve your issue, web containers are sometimes very picky with these details.

Source: http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd

The xsd specifies for the servlet-mapping type:

There is no multiple url-patterns there.