what does requestdispatcher forward call

[manish ahuja]

Hi
When using a dispatcher and calling .forward(), will doGet() or doPost() be called in the target servlet?

Rgrds

[Paul Anilprem]

Good question The answer depends on what kind of request your are forwarding - GET or POST. If you are forwarding a GET request then doGet will be called, if you are forwarding a POST request then doPOST will be called. Remember that it has nothing to do with the method (doGet or doPost) of the calling servlet. As you are probably aware, many people call doPost from doGet and do all the stuff in doPost (to avoid coding the same thing in both the methods). So if you are forwarding a GET request (from doPost), the other servlet will still get a GET request (not a POST).
HTH,
Paul.

[manish ahuja]

Hi Anil
Good Answer.
Rgrds

[Jayadev Pulaparty]

also the request to the target servelet will be delegated to the appropriate doGet/doPost via its own service method.