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diff between redirect and requestdispatcher

 
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what is the difference between redirect and requestdispatcher
 
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They both are likely the same, But when you use request dispacher, web-server is responsible for redirecting the request i.e client side. Whereas redirect, it is from the server side. So browser assumes it is at the same URL.
 
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satsranchuser,

On your way in you may have missed that we have a policy on screen names here at JavaRanch. Basically, it must consist of a first name, a space, and a last name, and not be obviously fictitious. Since yours does not conform with it, please take a moment to change it, which you can do right here.

They both are likely the same, But when you use request dispacher, web-server is responsible for redirecting the request i.e client side. Whereas redirect, it is from the server side. So browser assumes it is at the same URL.



I think you have that exactly the wrong way around.

The two concepts are not the same at all. A request dispatcher forwards the request *on the server* to a different resource; the URL visible in the browser stays the same.

A redirect means sending a response back to the browser which asks it to retrieve a different URL instead of the original one; this will change the URL visible in the browser. A redirect can go to a different server, which is not possible with request dispatching.
 
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So, do anybody know how to requestDistpatcher to a JSP, showing the JSP url, not the servlet one?

Thanks in advance!
 
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do anybody know how to requestDistpatcher to a JSP, showing the JSP url, not the servlet one?



That's not possible.

Also, you may have missed that we have a policy on screen names here at JavaRanch. Basically, it must consist of a first name, a space, and a last name, and not be obviously fictitious. Since yours does not conform with it, please take a moment to change it, which you can do right here.
 
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