The Proper use of ActionServlet

[Richard J Barton]

Hi guys,
I am somewhat confused by the javadoc for ActionServlet. It says this about the addActionHandler method:
addActionHandler

public void addActionHandler(java.lang.String actionKey,
ActionServlet.ActionHandler actionHandler)

Override init and call this method for every action to be implemented.

Parameters:
actionKey - The text that will be sent in the servlet parameter to kick off this action.

What exactly is the actionKey and how do I present it to the servlet?

[Bear Bibeault]

ActionServlet is not a class in the Servlets Specification. If you are using a framework, then it might be a good idea to let us know which one.

[Richard J Barton]

My bad.
ActionServlet is in com.javaranch.common and I was told to use this for lesson 4 of servlets.

[Richard J Barton]

This is located here:
http://www.javaranch.com/common.jsp

[Richard J Barton]

OK. I get it now. To call a specific action, you would append to a link something like ?action=desiredAction.

In a form you would put a button with a name of action and a value of the desired action/

thanks.