From: "Hassan Schroeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:snips from: <http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.13>
So it seems the HTML specification *does* require the parts be sent
in particular (source) order.
Thanks! I was using the wrong search terms-- 'parameter' instead of
'control name' and so I never found that. At which point I assumed the
specification was silent on the matter and I could do whatever I pleased. :)
So I stand corrected on the browser behavior part.
But it has nothing to say about what *processing agents* do with 'em.
And if the servlet spec *doesn't* demand that the parts be stored and
made available in that same order...
Assuming enough people can be convinced that this is broken, there's where
the "fix" needs to be applied. Until the Servlet specification says that
the order of request parameters must be preserved, Tomcat is free to do
whatever it wants with them.
Greg Murray (the Servlet specification lead) has asked for input on what
we'd all like to see in the next version, so here's a chance to comment:
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/gmurray71/archive/2005/07/got_servlets.html
You can also get involved with the JCP: http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index
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Wendy Smoak
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