Call servlet from very first JSP

[pramod talekar]

Hi,

Could you please tell me how to call a servlet from the very first jsp e.g. index.jsp

I need to know what to write in the action parameter of the form tag.

e.g.

<form action="???" method="post> code goes here </form>

does action parameter contain the actual name of the servlet class or something else ?

Also is there anything I need to change in the <url-pattern> tag ?

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>pramod</servlet-class>
  </servlet>
  <servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

Please advise.">

[Bear Bibeault]

First:

<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>  

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

This will make every request route to your servlet. Every request. Every! Is that what you want?

Second, once you have a valid mapping, the action URL should be the context path followed by the mapping pattern.

The context path can be obtained via the EL expression ${pageContext.request.contextPath}

[Lucas Smith]

<form name="input" action="myServlet.do" method="get">
Username: <input type="text" name="user" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form> 

<servlet>  
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>  
    <servlet-class>pramod</servlet-class>  
  </servlet>  
  <servlet-mapping>  
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>  
    <url-pattern>/myServlet.do</url-pattern>  
  </servlet-mapping> 

[pramod talekar]

Hey Lucas,

I guess even /* will do in <url-pattern>, am I right ?

[Bear Bibeault]

pramod talekar wrote:I guess even /* will do in <url-pattern>, am I right ?

Did you read my reply? If you plan to ignore them, just let me know.

[Lucas Smith]

Bear, take it easy. Some users want to get straightforward reply :).

pramod, just use it as I showed you :).

[pramod talekar]

Hi Bear,

Thanks for your help. Please ignore it.

Lucas, you rock !!!

[Bear Bibeault]

Lucas Smith wrote:Bear, take it easy. Some users want to get straightforward reply :).

And what part of my reply was not straightforward?

Mapping /* will cause all requests to map to the servlet. What is not clear about that?

[Lucas Smith]

Everything was crystal clear but pramod expected to get modified piece of his code, I guess :).

[Bear Bibeault]

NotACodeMill

It'd be more instructive to help him work out proper URL mapping than just hand him the code.

[pramod talekar]

Right Bear.
In my index.jsp , I have just one button, hence I asked for /*.
All I needed was just the action tag setup.

[Lucas Smith]

Bear, I can't agree with you more:
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life time."

But sometimes, someone wants to get a quick response.

[pramod talekar]

Right Lucas.
I'm aware of the code, unfortunately forgot the action parameter setting.
Good night.

[Mariya Antony christopher]

pramod talekar wrote:Hi,

Could you please tell me how to call a servlet from the very first jsp e.g. index.jsp

I need to know what to write in the action parameter of the form tag.

e.g.

<form action="???" method="post> code goes here </form>

does action parameter contain the actual name of the servlet class or something else ?

Also is there anything I need to change in the <url-pattern> tag ?

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>pramod</servlet-class>
  </servlet>
  <servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

Please advise.">

specify the servlet name in action
<form method="get" action="test">

[Prasad Krishnegowda]

Mariya Antony christopher wrote:specify the servlet name in action
<form method="get" action="test">

No. Its wrong..
Bear and Lucas, have already given an answer.