passing control to a JSP page from a servlet

[cfitzner]

Hi all,

I try to pass the control from a Servlet to a JSP-page:

ServletContext sc = this.getServletContext();
RequestDispatcher rd = sc.getRequestDispatcher("/admin/customer.jsp"
if (rd!=null) {
// Pass control to the JSP page
try {
rd.forward(req,resp);
} catch (Exception e) {
sc.log("Problem invoking servlet.", e);
}
}


The problem is, that the Adress shown in the BrowserURL is still the same of the Servlet and is not the new URL from my JSP-side to which I passed the control.
Is there anything else possible than using the RequestDispatcher?

Thanxs a lot for all help

 

[jflex]

Yes there is. You could use the sendRedirect method of the request object. The method has a String argument which is a
the url location of the target jsp page.

 

[wushutwist]

Why is having the same address a problem? This is the whole appeal of the model-controller-view approach. The client should only be interacting with the controller, they shouldn't even have to know a view exists.
Wushutwist