Setting Up Spring MVC Project 🚀
1. Project Structure
Create a standard Maven project with the following directory layout:
src/main/java
src/main/resources
pom.xml
2. Maven Dependency
Add Spring MVC dependencies to pom.xml
:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
<version>5.3.20</version>
</dependency>
3. Dispatcher Servlet Configuration
Configure DispatcherServlet
in web.xml
or via Java config. Example:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>app</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/app-servlet.xml</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
4. Run Your First Application
Access http://localhost:8080/your-context-path/
to test the setup.
For deeper insights, check our Spring MVC Overview guide. 📚