## Notes
The *DispatcherServlet* is responsible for routing HTTP requests to the corresponding controller. It's the central component to [[Spring Web MVC]]
```xml
<!-- src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml -->
<web-app>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>
<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/</url-pattern> <!-- Handle every request -->
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
```
## HandlerAdapter Interface