Isn't "getParameter()" deprecated? I've been using "getParameterValues"
for both GET and POST. Works just fine.
bob
(just found this list today).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Pratt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
>
> Actually, I would disagree, at this point the question isn't what
> should be
> done, it's how can this person make use of the information passed to
> him.
> The answer is either to change to the GET method, or use
> HttpUtils.parseQueryString.
> (*Chris*)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gabriel Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 1:59 PM
> Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
>
>
> >OK but the question is SHOULD the servlet engine include URL
> parameters in
> a
> >POST request in the getParameter method or SHOULD the application be
> forced
> to
> >use getQueryString()?
> >
> >Timothy Gallagher wrote:
> >
> >> .The HTTP specification mentions that you can POST to a CGI using a
> URL
> >> with QUERY information attached to the end. This is a valid way to
> >> request a service, and means that in traditional CGI processing you
> >> would have to parse the QUERY string as well as the message
> CONTENT.
> >>
> >> A Servlet engine may take this approach of still separating the
> >> information.
> >>
> >> (BTW - I'm using Apache JServ, and it see both during a POST)
> >>
> >> Tim Gallagher
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Gabriel Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:17 AM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> >>
> >> You are saying you are doing a POST and passing parameters in the
> URL?
> >> e.g. POST /servlet/projects?name=joe. If thats the case then your
> >> Servlet Engine may not see that parameter. The engine only needs
> to see
> >> the URL parameters in a GET and Form values in a POST...
> >>
> >> Formanek Gary L wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I'm using servletrunner, so it should be OK. Basically I'm doing
> what
> >> I
> >> > showed below with a post from an html web page with the action
> equal
> >> to
> >> > below. Again, I don't get a value for name. It finds nothing and
> >> returns
> >> > null. All of the other form name/value pairs work fine, but the
> >> parameters
> >> > in the URL do not come thru.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: Gabriel Wong [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:29 AM
> >> > > To: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's
> Java
> >> Servlet
> >> > > API Technology.; Formanek Gary L
> >> > > Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > getParameter should work for both GET and POST. So there could
> be a
> >> > > problem with your Servlet Engine?
> >> > >
> >> > > Formanek Gary L wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Hi,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I was always under the impression you could use something
> such as
> >> > > > req.getParameter("name") to get the parameter values off the
> URL
> >> such as
> >> > > > http://127.0.0.1/servlet/projects?name=joe. What I have found
> is
> >> that it
> >> > > is
> >> > > > null. Can't you do this with a post from a web page? It works
> just
> >> fine
> >> > > for
> >> > > > the form values on a web page. I know I can use
> >> parseQueryString(), but
> >> > > this
> >> > > > seems messy and I was hoping I could use the first one.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Gary
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >>
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