Re: Need to deprecate JSP files
Rahul wrote:
Hi
In my application, there are certain JSP files, that have no use now,
but we cantnt remove those files now.
So, can we make JSP files deprecated as we do classes and methods.
Not in the sense you seem to mean it, no.
JSP files are screens in the application; deprecation applies to methods and
classes in the JVM. While there is a connection, in that JSPs translate to
servlets, they translate to a well-defined servlet type not under your control
nor deprecable, and the method is, ultimately, service(), which will not be
deprecated either.
But that begs the purpose of JSPs, which is to present application screens. I
guess that what you mean is that certain screens in your application are
obsolete, correct?
What you can do is remove all navigation to those screens.
I do not understand why you cannot remove screens from your app if the
requirements change. Screens are a requirements phenomenon, that is, they
exists in the problem domain of the application. Their presence or absence is
not a mere implementation detail.
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