Special Edition Using Java™ Server Pages and Servlets

Chapter 4. Creating HTML Forms

In this chapter

• A Simple HTML Form

• Using the request Object

• Retrieving Form Variables in a Servlet

• JavaScript and Java Server Pages

• Different Ways to Do Forms

• A JSP Input Form Calling a JSP Form Handler

• Using the Same JSP for the Input Form and Form Handler

Up to this point, you have only learned how to send output back to the browser. One of the key points of the Web is the fact that you can create forms to send data from the browser to the server. You are finally ready to begin creating forms with JSP and servlets, and that's where the fun really begins!

A Simple HTML Form

To start off the exploration of HTML forms, it's best to start with a small form and expand from there. Also, it's better to start with ...