<a href="../../../jakarta/servlet/ServletException.html" title="class in jakarta.servlet">ServletException</a>,
                        <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</a></pre>
<div class="block">Called by the server (via the <code>service</code> method) to allow a servlet to handle a DELETE request.

 The DELETE operation allows a client to remove a document or Web page from the server.
 
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