12/30/2008

sendError / setStatus

The HttpServletResponse interface has fields as status codes.
e.g.
404 : SC_NOT_FOUND 
500 : SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR 

It is recommended to use status codes for the sendError method and sendStatus method.

sendError(int sc) 
Returns an error response to the client using a specified status code.

sendError(int sc, String msg) 
Returns an error response with a message.

setStatus(int sc) 
Set the status code for the response.
e.g.
SC_OK (200) 
SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY (302)

You should use the sendError method for an error response.