Given the code fragment: What output will be returned when this servlet is called a GET request?

Question

Exhibit

Options

• AService() method called.
• BService() method called.Get() method called.
• CAn HTTP error
• DGET() method called.

• A
  96% (23)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because the code fragment likely defines a servlet that overrides the service() method directly rather than doGet(). When a GET request arrives, the servlet container calls service(), which executes its custom body and prints only "Service() method called." - it does not automatically delegate to doGet() since service() was fully overridden.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because both outputs would only appear if service() explicitly called super.service() or doGet() internally, which it does not in this fragment.
• C is wrong because no HTTP error is thrown - the servlet handles the request successfully, just not via the inherited dispatch chain.
• D is wrong on two counts: the standard servlet method name is doGet(), not GET(), and it isn't called here at all since service() was overridden.

Memory tip: Think of service() as a "bouncer" - if you replace the bouncer entirely (override service()), the VIP doors (doGet(), doPost()) never open unless the new bouncer explicitly opens them. Override doGet() instead when you want GET-specific behavior to remain in the normal dispatch chain.

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