writing HTML in servlet

[kamal palia]

Hi,
I am writing html code in servlet as given below:::

StringBuffer oStringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
oStringBuffer.append("<form name=\"motoForm\" action=\"/vbv/MPIEntry.jsp\" method=\"POST\" >");
oStringBuffer.append("<input type=hidden name=\"shoppingContext\" value=\"" + this.requestID + "\">");
oStringBuffer.append("<input type=hidden name=\"pan\" value=\"" + this.cardNumber + "\">");
oStringBuffer.append("<input type=hidden name=\"expirydate\" value=\"" + this.expiry + "\">");
oStringBuffer.append("<script language=javascript>window.onload = function() { document.forms[0].submit(); }</script>");
oStringBuffer.append("</form>");

but when i run servlet it do not call jsp page.

[Ulf Dittmer]

What do you mean by "call JSP page"? The servlet just writes some text, it doesn't call (or forward to) anything.

[Ashwini Kashyap]

For writing HTML in the servlet you make use of PrintWriter.

Refer its API here.

Thanks,
Ashwini Kashyap

[kamal palia]

Hey Ashwini, Thanks for your help....:)
Its working now we can use as follows::

PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
out.println("<form name=\"motoForm\" action=\"/abc.jsp\" method=\"POST\" >");
out.println("<input type=hidden name=\"shoppingContext\" value=\"" + this.requestID + "\">");
out.println("<script language=javascript>window.onload = function() { document.forms[0].submit(); }</script>");
out.println("</form>");

and it directly calls that jsp.

[Ashwini Kashyap]

Thats great!!! You're welcome :)

Thanks,
Ashwini Kashyap

[Ulf Dittmer]

The form gets submitted immediately when the page is loaded - is that correct? Can't you just do a redirect from within the servlet? Why the form submit?