diff between redirect and requestdispatcher

what is the difference between redirect and requestdispatcher

They both are likely the same, But when you use request dispacher, web-server is responsible for redirecting the request i.e client side. Whereas redirect, it is from the server side. So browser assumes it is at the same URL.

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They both are likely the same, But when you use request dispacher, web-server is responsible for redirecting the request i.e client side. Whereas redirect, it is from the server side. So browser assumes it is at the same URL.

I think you have that exactly the wrong way around.

The two concepts are not the same at all. A request dispatcher forwards the request *on the server* to a different resource; the URL visible in the browser stays the same.

A redirect means sending a response back to the browser which asks it to retrieve a different URL instead of the original one; this will change the URL visible in the browser. A redirect can go to a different server, which is not possible with request dispatching.

So, do anybody know how to requestDistpatcher to a JSP, showing the JSP url, not the servlet one?

Thanks in advance!

do anybody know how to requestDistpatcher to a JSP, showing the JSP url, not the servlet one?

That's not possible.

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