Maven POM File

Question

Q:

what is Maven POM File?

Answer 1

Each project has a corresponding POM file that is located in the root directory.

Whenever a goal (a specific build task) has to be executed, Maven looks for the configuration details in POM.

• Project details can be represented in the form of XML file called pom.xml.

• It is the fundamental unit that contains information about the project.

• It holds all the resources required for a build such as source code location, test source, dependency details such as external or internal dependency etc.