Question

I have a JSP html based form. I want to do the post through my java code, i.e HttpURLConnection, OutputStreamWriter etc..

How do I make my form action process point towards my java class that is to do this post?

My aim is to have a:

1. JSP page that has a form,
2. Submit form
3. Processing and response called out my java code that will generate a response (this is working fine)
4. Response returned to the calling JSP page.

Really my issue is submitting the form, and send the processing to my java class?

Answer 1

Ok, here is an easy example on how to use servlet. What you actually need is a Servlet. A servlet is actually a java class. Check this example, replace form.html with your jsp and let me know if you have issues. This is a brief description of what a servlet is.