how to add the servlet api to my pom.xml

Question

How do I add the servlets API to my project\'s pom.xml

mvnrepository.com has lots of servlet api and similarly named projects, that I don\'t know which is the right

Answer 1

Scope provided can be used when you dont want to put jar file inside the WEB-INF/lib folder instead you are supplying it at runtime either by container or JDK.