A redirect tells the browser to load a new page whereas a forward sends the current request on to a new action or page. The big difference is that in a redirect the browser is making a *new* request, in a forward, the current request is carried on to wherever with all the attributes of the original request.
Another consideration is that when a redirect is done, the client now knows where they were redirected to, whereas multiple forwards can be performed and the client only knows about the original request that was made. Robert Nocera New England Open Solutions www.neosllc.com "You supply the vision, we'll do the rest." -----Original Message----- From: Brian Holzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 3:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: redirect vs forward Hey there, I am kind of confused about what the difference is between a forward and a redirect. In reading the documentation on the logic:forward and redirect tags. With the forward tag, whether a forward or redirect is sent, is determined by the redirect param in the <action> definition. The redirect tag sends a redirect to the browser, but what is the difference between the two? Why would I want to define an Actions forward so that it is sent as a redirect? Maybe the answer will be evident to me once I know the difference b/t the two. Can someone shed some light on this for me? Brian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
