Java Servlet Programming (Java Series)

Java Servlet Programming, 2nd Edition > C. Deployment Descriptor DTD Reference > <web-resource-collection>

Synopsis

<!ELEMENT web-resource-collection (web-resource-name, description?, url-pattern*, http-method*)>

Description

The <web-resource-collection> element is used to identify a subset of the resources and HTTP methods on those resources within a web application to which a security constraint applies. If no HTTP methods are specified, the security constraint applies to all HTTP methods.

<security-constraint> <web-resource-collection> <web-resource-name>SecretProtection</web-resource-name> <url-pattern>/servlet/SalaryServer</url-pattern> <url-pattern>/servlet/secret</url-pattern> <http-method>GET</http-method> <http-method>POST</http-method> </web-resource-collection> </security-constraint>