how to call a servlet from a Java Script function

[indu yeturu]

Hi, can you please tell me how to call a servlet from JavaScript function..
thanks
indu
[ August 31, 2008: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Bear Bibeault]

As a GET or a POST?

For the former, load the URL of the servlet using:

location.href = '/the/url/to/the/servlet';    

for a POST, cause a form with a method of "post" to be submitted.

Or use Ajax.
[ August 31, 2008: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[indu yeturu]

JS function can able to call doGet() of Servlet, but not calling doPost() . I added <form method="post">.
Thanks