"validate" param in web.xml

Title: "validate" param in web.xml Is there some reason for the name "validate" in the web.xml file to indicate using the "new" format vs. the old?  Is there more to it than that, because I can't grasp how the term "validate" relates to deciding w

Re: "validate" param in web.xml

Mike Campbell wrote:   Is there some reason for the name "validate" in the web.xml file to indicate using the "new" format vs. the old?  Is there more to it than that, because I can't grasp how the term "validate" relates to deciding which version/DTD of the configuration file to use.   It was pr