Could someone please explain the purpose of this option and what exactly it is for.
It looks like the default is on my eclipse installation is 3.0 but it wont run on a
The below are the jdk requirement for servlet API.
Please find the compatibilty.
Servlet 4.0 Java EE 8
Servlet 3.1 Java EE 7
Servlet 3.0 Java EE 6, Java SE 6
Servlet 2.5 Java EE 5, Java SE 5
Servlet 2.4 J2EE 1.4, J2SE 1.3
Servlet 2.3 J2EE 1.3, J2SE 1.2
Servlet 2.2 J2EE 1.2, J2SE 1.2
I think this will helpful for you.. :)
Thanks