Add a Map to a HttpServletRequest and then forward using POST

[zooxmusic]

Hi all,
I have a question. I may be having this problem because of a design issue but I am here nonetheless.

I need to write a unit test to use with JMeter for my servlet.

My servlet accepts a Map of values right on the InputStream through a POST method (so they are not parameterized and can't use request.getParameter())

I need to write an HTTPRequestSampel for JMeter.

I figure I would write a simple TestServlet that would accept a doGet and then build the Map in there and then POST it (forward preferably) to the real servlet.

Can I use RequestDispatcher.forward(request, resposne) and add this Map to the request object and make the method a POST or am I missing something basic here?

thanks in advance
Brian


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[venur]

Hi,

Yes you can use
request.setAttribute("map",new HashMap());
RequestDispatcher("destpage.jsp").forward(request, response);
and can asscess the map in destpage.jsp


Cheers
Venu

 

[zooxmusic]

thanks venur,

wouldn't that make a name value pair of map=(an actual Map)

and then I get it like

request.getParameter("map");
or request.getAttribute("map")

??

because if it is, I can't do that. I need to do something like this; (and its a servlet not a jsp in case that matters)

InputStream in = request.getInputStream();
Map map = (Map)new ObjectInputStream(in).readObject();

Brian


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