send XML Request string using POST

[Matt]

The JSP page needs to send XML request string to another JSP page when the
user clicks submit button, I wonder how to get started because when user
click submit button, it will send the form to page2.jsp.

<form action="page2.jsp" method="POST">
Name: <input type="text" name="fname">
//etc.. controls
<input type="submit">
</form>

[Martin Honnen]

Matt wrote:

The JSP page needs to send XML request string to another JSP page when the
user clicks submit button, I wonder how to get started because when user
click submit button, it will send the form to page2.jsp.

<form action="page2.jsp" method="POST">
Name: <input type="text" name="fname">
//etc.. controls
<input type="submit">
</form>

I am not sure what the problem is, in page2.jsp you want to build an XML
request string and post it to another page?

If you expect the browser to build an XML request then you would neeed
XForms not HTML forms.
--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[GIMME]

You can create XML (a JDOM Element) right from the request object ...
<%@ page import="java.util.Enumeration"%>
<%@ page import="org.jdom.Element"%>
<%!

public Element Create( HttpServletRequest request )
{
Element command = new Element("xml_data");
Enumeration enum = request.getParameterNames();
while ( enum.hasMoreElements() ) {
String sKey = (String) enum.nextElement();
String [] temp = (String[]) request.getParameterValues(sKey);
int iLen = temp.length;
for ( int j=0 ; j < iLen ; j++ ){
String sVal = temp[j] ;
String sName = sKey;
command.addContent(new Element(sName).addContent(sVal));
}
}
return command;
}
%>