Pass object to frontend using servlet and ajax

[Ajay Singh]

Hi all,
Can someone suggest me on how to pass the object from the server side(servlet) to the jsp.Precisely.i have a form having a textfield for entering a person's name and a 'process' button.I have called a js function (using ajax) on the click of the button,the persons name goes to the server and fetches information like,organization,date of birth and a String array( having the names of the person who work under him).The object information is displayed correctly in the servlet.Now how do i pass the bean object(organization,dob,stringarray) into the js function and display the information in the jsp.i tried request setattribute and getattribute but i am not sure whether it works on onclick of a button.Is JSON something which i should look upon.Someone guide me please.

Thanks in advance
Ajay

[Eric Pascarello]

There should be plenty of Java libraries out there that will take an object and form it into a JSON object.

Eric

[Bear Bibeault]

If you use jQuery for your Ajax, the $.getJson() method will automatically reconstruct a client-side object from a JSON response (which I create on the server using the Gson library).