JSP navigation rules

[Dusan Mancic]

Hi,


I'm analysing some JSP source code. I don't know how JSP pages are connected.

For example: the first page is login.jsp (with log in form). When user clicks on Log in button,
what is the next jsp page that will be shown to him?

Where can I define navigation rules?

In JSF there is a file faces-config.xml where navigation rules are defined (start JSP page, servlet which checks username and password, and the next JSP page).

I imported the source code in Eclipse as General/Existing Project into Workspace.



Thank you very much!

Dusan

[Pongsakorn Semsuwan]

I believe jsp does not have that kind of flow control. (correct me if I am wrong)

You can see which page you are going if you click the log in button by looking at the form's action attribute :)

[Bear Bibeault]

Please read this article for information on how to properly structure web applications.

[Dusan Mancic]

Thank you, I will take a look at that.





Dusan

[Bear Bibeault]

The answer, of course, is that there aren't any rules. The form will be submitted wherever it's action dictates. The servlet implementing the action decides where to go next.