Difference between javax.servlet-api.jar vs servlet-api.jar

Question

In my maven repository under groupId javax.servlet i have these two separate artifacts for servlets. I am confused which one should i use to build a simple serv

Answer 1

You need to add

        javax.servlet
        javax.servlet-api
        3.1.0
        provided

to your project. The version you need may differ - it depends on your servlet container, e.g. Tomcat.

provided because you don't need it in runtime, it's already in your servlet container.