I'm trying to figure out servlets but i just don't seem to be able to do it right.

My file structure is as follows

C:\Tomcat\webapps
|
--test
  |
  --WEB-INF
    |
    ---web.xml
    ---classes
       |
       ---BookServlet.java
       ---BookServlet.class

I compile BookServlet.java, no errors.
Here's the source code of BookServlet.java

my web.xml

<web-app>
-
  <servlet>
<servlet-name>hello</servlet-name>
<description>This servlet ... is hello servlet</description>
<servlet-class>BookServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
-
  <servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>BookServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/test</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>

Using the Tomcat Web Application Manager I start the "test" application and I get this error:

FAIL - Application at context path /test could not be started

Upon furthur investigation, i look at the log file

Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

The contents of both tags <servlet-name> must be the same.

<servlet>
<servlet-name>hello</servlet-name>
<description>This servlet ... is hello servlet</description>
<servlet-class>BookServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>hello</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/test</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

[edit]

In the <servlet> element you declare the servlet class and give it an alias (the <servlet-name>), then you declare the requests it will handle with the element <servlet-mapping> by using its alias (hello), not the class name.

Rampage, I edited as you suggested

web.xml

<servlet>
<servlet-name>BookServlet</servlet-name>
<description>This servlet ... is hello servlet</description>
<servlet-class>BookServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>BookServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/test</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

I don't know if using the same name for the servlet and the class has anything to do with that, I'd use a different name.

You must have messed up the syntax. Could you post the whole .xml file?

what i posted is the entire xml file

You forgot <web-app></web-app>?

thanks Infernic, now forgive my newbyness but when i run

http://localhost:8080/test/BookServlet

I get a 404

The URL is: http://localhost:8080/test/test

thanks for putting up with me guys, last little bit

echoes nothing

use out.flush() instead of out.close()

you guys are awesome

thanks

crap, i didnt select the give credits option

but thanks a lot