Redirecting a servlet to a jsp with parameters

[orlandoj]

Hey all,

I was wondering how I can send parameters from a servlet to a jsp.

I have this line in the body of my doPost method in my servlet:

response.sendRedirect("/index.jsp"

and, was wondering how I could send a parameter 'url' with the value 'test', without merely just doing:

response.sendRedirect("/index.jsp?url=test"


Thanks,
-Jamie

 

[palbano]

Don't redirect. It is not efficient since it causes a round trip. Do a forward(), see javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher.forward()

-pete
[sub]I just can't seem to get back my IntelliSense[/sub]

 

[orlandoj]

I've actually looked into both methods, but I decided on the sendRedirect method, because I'm forwarding to a page outside my web-container. Is there any way to send parameters without sending them in the URL?

Thanks,
-Jamie

 

[palbano]

Not for a Redirect. An alternative would be to use client side script and a form submit from the pages onload event.

-pete
[sub]I just can't seem to get back my IntelliSense[/sub]

 

[orlandoj]

That's a shame. Oh well...thanks so much for your help!