I am not sure if this helps, but a forward happens at the server so the server makes the forwarded request and returns the results to the browser, so the browser never knows the request has changed and therefor the URL in the browser will not change, on the other hand a redirect tells the browser to go get the new page so the browser URL will update to the new URL.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Senécal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RequestDispatcher.forward() problem > > > I need help. (I use Tomcat 4.1.18) > > I'm in JSP1 in a webapp (Webapp1) and I use > RequestDispatcher.forward(request, response) to forward in > JSP2 located in > another webapp (Webapp2). The two webapps are on the same server. The > forwarding works, but once I'm in the JSP2 (in Webapp2), it > looks like I'm > still in the context of Webapp1, the URL of the request > remains the URL of > JSP1 in Webapp1. However, the servlet API documentation > specifically says: > > "For a RequestDispatcher obtained via getRequestDispatcher(), the > ServletRequest object has its path elements and parameters > adjusted to > match the path of the target resource". > > Here is a simplified part of the code I use in JSP1: > > ServletContext contxt = getServletContext().getContext("/Webapp2"); > RequestDispatcher disp = > contxt.getRequestDispatcher("/JSPinWebapp2.jsp"); > disp.forward(request, response); > > Is this a bug, or is there something that I'm missing or not > understanding > about forwarding? > > > Simon Senécal > Lab-Volt Québec (Software Development) > 418-849-1000 #348 > http://www.labvolt.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
