Can we use System.exit() in java Web Applications [closed]

Question

We are developing the web application using java. I want to use System.exit() in one of my methods instead of return. As per my knowledge, the application will go into shut down mode if I use this.

Could anybody give me suggestions on this?

Answer 1

In general, this is a pretty terrible idea, but the rule of thumb is System.exit() shuts down the entire JVM.

Your web application should be able to handle responses rather than just kill itself, I don't know of a good scenario where you'd ever want it to kill itself.