From c554a3fc4134e8378ca1fffd277a9eeec473dd24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Winch Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:39:22 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add Link to DispatcherServlet in Filter Review Doc Closes gh-8036 --- .../docs/asciidoc/_includes/servlet/architecture/filters.adoc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/docs/manual/src/docs/asciidoc/_includes/servlet/architecture/filters.adoc b/docs/manual/src/docs/asciidoc/_includes/servlet/architecture/filters.adoc index 6419cd1f00..efe61a1d3e 100644 --- a/docs/manual/src/docs/asciidoc/_includes/servlet/architecture/filters.adoc +++ b/docs/manual/src/docs/asciidoc/_includes/servlet/architecture/filters.adoc @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The picture below shows the typical layering of the handlers for a single HTTP r image::{figures}/filterchain.png[] The client sends a request to the application, and the container creates a `FilterChain` which contains the ``Filter``s and `Servlet` that should process the `HttpServletRequest` based on the path of the request URI. +In a Spring MVC application the `Servlet` is an instance of https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/site/docs/current-SNAPSHOT/reference/html5/#servlet-filters-review[`DispatcherServlet`]. At most one `Servlet` can handle a single `HttpServletRequest` and `HttpServletResponse`. However, more than one `Filter` can be used to: