Add field in Http header in request

[james goyal]

I want to add some fields in requesting header in my JSP and then want to get it in servlet.But i couldn't find any addheader method in httpServletRequest. So could any one tell me that how can fields can be added in header in request.

[Bosun Bello]

You cannot change the headers sent with the request. What type of fields are these, and why can't you pass them via form parameters?

[William Brogden]

You can't meddle with existing headers in a HttpServletRequest, however you can add arbitrary "attributes" which will be preserved when forwarding the request to a servlet. See the setAttribute and getAttribute methods in the ServletRequest interface.

Bill