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difference between doGet and doPost methods in servlets
Bhasker Reddy
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what is the difference in doGet and doPost Methods in java servlets . can anyone clearly explain appreciate your help
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Uma Viswanathan
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posted Dec 06, 2001 09:48:00
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You had not posted your question in a right forum...
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Gerry Giese
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posted Dec 06, 2001 10:00:00
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http://java.sun.com/j2ee/j2sdkee/techdocs/api/index.html Or, more specifically: http://java.sun.com/j2ee/j2sdkee/techdocs/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet.html This is basic stuff - I would suggest getting (and reading) a book on Servlets or finding some online tutorials about servlets (java.sun.com just happens to have several). It will save you a lot of grief and answer a lot of your questions.
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Mahesh Rana
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protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) Called by the server (via the service method) to allow a servlet to handle a GET request. protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) Called by the server (via the service method) to allow a servlet to handle a POST request. The HTTP POST method allows the client to send data of unlimited length to the Web server a single time and is useful when posting information such as credit card numbers.
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Mike Curwen
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For examples of what GET and POST look like, check this: http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/006990.html short version: any 'normal' request (like if you click the link above) is a GET If you are submitting a form, depending on the method attribute of your HTML form, you either GET or POST that data.
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