Difference between web projects with pom.xml and web.xml

Question

What is the difference between Java projects having pom.xml and web.xml? Can projects have both these configurations at the same time?

Answer 1

The two files have nothing to do with each other.

• pom.xml - Maven configuration file. Controls the build process for the project
• web.xml - Web application configuration file. Controls the deployment and configuration of the web application

The POM file really shouldn't be deployed with the application, its just for the build process.