Can a JSP page process HTML FORM data?
Created May 14, 2012
Govind Seshadri Yes. However, unlike servlets, you are not required to implement HTTP-protocol specific
methods like doGet() or doPost() within your JSP page. You can obtain the data for the
FORM input elements via the request implicit object within a scriptlet or expression as:
<% String item = request.getParameter("item"); int howMany = new Integer(request.getParameter("units")) .intValue(); %>
or
<%= request.getParameter("item") %>
See the Javaworld article "Advanced Form Processing using JSP" by Govind Seshadri for complete details.