Configure the JAX-RS application.

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Implement JAX-RS web applications

Java EE 6 offers annotation scanning capabilities, allowing us to omit, or have a minimally defined, javax.ws.rs.core.Application subclass, We can avoid manually having to add every relevant JAX-RS class.

Alternatively, we can specify the JAX-RS servlet or filter, allowing us to take advantage of specific IBM JAX-RS behavior, such as developing a web application with a mix of JAX-RS resources and JSP files with the same URL patterns.

There is a JAX-RS V1.1 configuration method that supports the use of an optional web.xml file, allowing us to specify security constraints or roles.

Choose one of the following three methods to configure your JAX-RS application:

• Configure JAX-RS applications using JAX-RS 1.1 methods
• Configure web.xml for JAX-RS servlets
• Configure web.xml for JAX-RS filters

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• Configure JAX-RS web applications

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Assemble JAX-RS web applications.

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Configure JAX-RS web applications