return control from servlet to calling jsp

[lowbk]

hi, i have a jsp that activates a servlet and after processing, the servlet should display a message, wait for a while then return the control to the jsp.

JSP1->servlet1->JSP1
the servlet can be activated by other jsp too
JSP2->servlet1->JSP2

getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/jsp1.jsp&quot.forward(request, response) is definitely not correct, since the calling JSP isn't always the same.

'm stuck, how to make the servlet display a message and then return to the calling jsp after waiting for some 5 seconds?

any kind soul pls advise, or is there any code i can reference?

 

[meadandale]

IN general, you are using things backwards according to good practices. You should really use an MVC architecture when developing web apps with J2EE. Use servlets as the controllers and JSP's as the view.