when do we need a parameter of request ?

[Nakata kokuyo]

hi,can someone please explain when we need a parameter of request ?

eg : theCallMethod(httpServlet request){}

thank you very much for guidance

[Adrian Enns]

Hi Nakata, I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to find out here? The HttpServletRequest interface has a getParameter method for grabbing parameters that have been set in the request object via a POST or GET.

[Nakata kokuyo]

hi, sorry for making confusing , i do sometimes see people write the function/method which contain the request parameter ,

like as below

    methodName(HttpServletRequest request){}
     

why we need to pass a request parameter and when we need it ? thank you

[Ben Souther]

The request object holds a lot of information pertaining to the request thread.
You would pass that object any time the method you are calling will need access to any of that information.

[Nakata kokuyo]

thank you for answer , ben , does it means if we have HttpServletRequest parameter in method , so that the we can get the form's field data ?

what data would normally pertain in request thread ?

please correct me if wrong ..thank you

[Ben Souther]

Originally posted by Nakata kokuyo:
thank you for answer , ben , does it means if we have HttpServletRequest parameter in method , so that the we can get the form's field data ?

Yes, request.getParameter(String) will get you the form parameters.


what data would normally pertain in request thread ?
please correct me if wrong ..thank you

The best place to look for that information is the API documentation.
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest.html