It’s not supported by Servlet API to have the URL pattern wildcard * in middle of the mapping. It only allows the wildcard * in the end of the mapping like so /prefix/* or in the start of the mapping like so *.suffix. With the standard allowed URL pattern syntax your best bet is to … Read more
The .jsf extension is where the FacesServlet is during the JSF 1.2 period often mapped on in the web.xml. <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>facesServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.jsf</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> The .xhtml extension is of the actual Facelets file as you’ve physically placed in the webcontent of your webapp, e.g. Webapp/WebContent/page.xhtml. If you invoke this page with the .jsf extension, e.g. http://localhost:8080/webapp/page.jsf … Read more
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> The /* on a servlet overrides all other servlets, including all servlets provided by the servletcontainer such as the default servlet and the JSP servlet. Whatever request you fire, it will end up in that servlet. This is thus a bad URL pattern for servlets. Usually, you’d like to use /* on a Filter … Read more