Ok. So, from the user's perspective, when we do a redirect, they are sent to a different location. When we do a forward, they are not, even if the content changes?
Ian D. Stewart Open Systems Engineer II Enterprise Midrange - Bank One Infrastructure & Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] (614) 213-6100 "Brandon Goodin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/05/2003 04:48:43 PM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: newbiew Q: how to do redirect instead of forward 1) You need to set your forward redirect="(true|false)" in your struts-config.xml for that particular action mapping. 2) The difference... a) "redirect" generates a whole new request by sending a header back to the client you lose all of your request scope data. b) "forward" continues with the same request and arrives at the view with request object intact. RequestDispatcher vs response.redirect(); Brandon Goodin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:37 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: newbiew Q: how to do redirect instead of forward This is probably a silly question, but what's the difference between forward and redirect? Thanx, Ian Ian D. Stewart Open Systems Engineer II Enterprise Midrange - Bank One Infrastructure & Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] (614) 213-6100 "Zhu He" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/05/2003 04:16:07 PM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: newbiew Q: how to do redirect instead of forward for forward we usually do execute() { ... return mapping.findForward("listing"); } I tried to use redirect by execute() { ActionForward af = mapping.findForward("listing"); af.setRedirect(true); return af; } but get exception javax.servlet.ServletException: Configuration is frozen at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processException(RequestProcessor. java:541) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProces sor.java:482) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:274) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1420) This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]