You can use the New project wizard to create servlet applications. Choose the Project | New... menu entry and select the Web application (Servlet) project type.
After creating the project you can test the sample servlet by choosing Project | Run. The servlet engine startup message will be displayed in the Output Window:
The servlet engine is started on the local machine port 8080.
Point your browser to http://localhost:8080 and follow the link to access the sample servlet.
You can debug web applications just like other applications by choosing Debug | Run.
A good way to debug servlets is to set a breakpoint in the doGet()
or doPost()
method of the servlet:
As soon as the servlet is accessed the debugger stops at the breakpoint.
Please note that the browser can time-out waiting for the response from the servlet when you step through the servlet code.