overridding service()

[lamaruti reddy]

Normally we either override doGet()and/or doPost() but not service method...Can I have the reason?

Is it good practise to override service() method

[Bear Bibeault]

Depends if you want to handle post and gets separately or not.

[lamaruti reddy]

This is my understanding.....

if i need to have different functionality for get and post then....
doget(){//impl1}
dopost(){//impl2}

if i need to have same functionality for get and post then....
doget(){//impl}
dopost(){call doget()}

But my questions is ...do we override even service(httpreq, httpres)method...if so is it good practise...

[Bear Bibeault]

Some people will override service, others will code one in terms of the other. I tend to do the latter so that the base class' service() method can deal with the HTTP methods other than post and get.
[ April 19, 2006: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[tapan hoskeri]

The service() method is usually overriden when you are using a 'GenericServlet'.

If you are using an 'HttpServlet', then the service method handles the delegation of the HTTP request received to one of the appropriate doXXX methods which are defined in the HttpServlet implementation. The Java API Docs mention this in detail, suggest you look them up here...