Servlet Objects

[karthick janaki]

Can any one explain wht happens exactly in the below coding :

public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException
{
doGet(request, response);
}
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Thanks in advance

[Paul Sturrock]

Yes. Basically the doGet method is being used to handle both POSTS and GETs. Saves you writing the code twice.

[Paul Bourdeaux]

The container calls the appropriate service method based on the http method in the request it receives (i.e. doPost() for a POST, doGet() for a GET...). In your code, if a call is made to the doPost() method, it, in turn, calls the doGet() method. This is done when you want your servlet to do the same thing regardless of whether it is called by a POST or a GET request.