What is the Java equivalent of PHP's $_POST? After searching the web for an hour, I'm still nowhere closer.
Accessing post variables using Java Servlets
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Here's a simple example. I didn't get fancy with the html or the servlet, but you should get the idea.
I hope this helps you out.
<html>
<body>
<form method="post" action="/myServlet">
<input type="text" name="username" />
<input type="password" name="password" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Now for the Servlet
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
public class MyServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
String userName = request.getParameter("username");
String password = request.getParameter("password");
....
....
}
}
Your HttpServletRequest object has a getParameter(String paramName) method that can be used to get parameter values. http://java.sun.com/javaee/5/docs/api/javax/servlet/ServletRequest.html#getParameter(java.lang.String)
POST variables should be accessible via the request object: HttpRequest.getParameterMap(). The exception is if the form is sending multipart MIME data (the FORM has enctype="multipart/form-data"). In that case, you need to parse the byte stream with a MIME parser. You can write your own or use an existing one like the Apache Commons File Upload API.
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