Servlet question While using Servlet filters, will request and response handler comes back to Servlet Filter from wher it started, incase of a requets dispatcher forward happens? Yes, if doChain method is used in Servlet Filter, then after completion of execution of request forward, comtrol comes back to line after doChain method, before the final response sent bach to client/browser. Servlet question Is this behavior happens incase of sendRedirect to another web resource as well? Yes, even if a sendRediect of request and response is called, execution control comes back to line after doChain method in Servlet Filter class.