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    Server-Side Web Programming: Introduction To Java Server Pages

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    This document discusses handling form data in Java Server Pages (JSP). It explains how to extract parameter values from an HTTP request generated by a submitted form. It provides examples of using the request object's getParameter() method to retrieve form element values by name in JSP code. The code then displays the retrieved values in the response page to confirm the user's order. Comments are recommended to help maintain JSP files. Libraries can be imported to use classes like Date in JSP code.

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    Server-Side Web Programming: Introduction To Java Server Pages

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    This document discusses handling form data in Java Server Pages (JSP). It explains how to extract parameter values from an HTTP request generated by a submitted form. It provides examples of using the request object's getParameter() method to retrieve form element values by name in JSP code. The code then displays the retrieved values in the response page to confirm the user's order. Comments are recommended to help maintain JSP files. Libraries can be imported to use classes like Date in JSP code.

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    Server-Side Web Programming: Introduction To Java Server Pages

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    This document discusses handling form data in Java Server Pages (JSP). It explains how to extract parameter values from an HTTP request generated by a submitted form. It provides examples of using the request object's getParameter() method to retrieve form element values by name in JSP code. The code then displays the retrieved values in the response page to confirm the user's order. Comments are recommended to help maintain JSP files. Libraries can be imported to use classes like Date in JSP code.

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    Server-side

    Web Programming
    Lecture 3:
    Introduction to Java Server Pages
    Form Handling
    • Form data appended to request string
    <FORM NAME="purchaseform"
    METHOD=GET
    ACTION=http://frodo.cis.ysu.edu/~john/cgi-bin/test.pl>
    Quantity: <INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="8" NAME="quantity" />
    <BR /><BR />
    <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="SUBMIT">
    </FORM>

    Generates the request:


    http://frodo.cis.ysu.edu/~john/cgi-bin/test.pl&quantity=3

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    Form Handling
    Goal:
    – Extract values of parameters from the request
    – Generate appropriate response page based on
    parameter values
    – Take other appropriate action based on request
    • Add to shopping cart
    • Modify or query database

    3
    Server Page Model
    • Html document with executable code interspersed
    • When page requested:
    – Code executed
    – Html generated and inserted in its place
    – Final all html document sent back as response
    Tomcat server
    request for
    somepage.jsp resulting html somepage.jsp
    page
    html html Java
    html html html html Java html
    html html html html html html
    html html html Java html html
    html html html
    4
    Java Server Pages

    <HTML>
    <HEAD><TITLE>cgi-bin
    response</TITLE></HEAD>
    <BODY>
    <P>
    Thank you for your order of
    <%= request.getParameter(“quantity”) %>
    widgets!
    </P>
    </BODY>
    </HTML>

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    JSP Syntax
    • Basic tag form: <% … %>

    • Simplest form:
    <%= some Java expression %>

    – Tomcat evaluates expression to get value


    – Inserts that value in place of expression in generated
    html page

    6
    JSP Simple Example
    • Simple example:
    <html>
    <body> Java
    <p>
    Two plus two is <%= 2 + 2 %>. Server
    </p> Page
    </body>
    </html>

    <html>
    <body> 2 + 2 evaluated to value of 4
    <p>
    Two plus two is 4.
    </p>
    </body>
    </html> Resulting html Page 7
    JSP Syntax
    • Basic tag form: <% … %>
    • Executes code inside brackets without generating html
    – Set variables later used to generate html later
    – Store/access values in session/databases

    <html>
    <body>
    <% int sum = 2 + 2; %>
    <p>
    Two plus two is <%= sum %>.
    </p>
    </body>
    </html>

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    JSP Syntax
    <html>
    <body> Stores value of 4 in
    <% int sum = 2 + 2; %>
    <p> sum variable
    Two plus two is <%= sum %>.
    </p> Value of 4 in sum
    </body> used in this JSP
    </html>

    <html>
    <body> No html here
    <p>
    Two plus two is 4.
    </p>
    </body>
    </html> 9
    JSP Scoping
    • Variable declared in a
    <html>
    block of JSP on a page <body>
    <% int sum = 2 + 2; %>
    • May be accessed by <p>
    any other JSP on same
    page Two plus two is <%= sum %>.
    </p>
    </body>
    • No access to variable </html>
    from any other page
    (purpose of sessions)

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    Html Forms
    • The FORM tag
    <form action=”url of response page”
    method=”get or post”>
    …
    </form>

    Method by which form


    data is passed Relative url if response
    page is part of same
    webapp
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    Get vs. Post Method
    Get method Post method
    Default method Must specify in FORM
    Appends form data to end Form data not visible
    of URL (some security against shoulder
    surfing, but still need encryption
    for total security)
    Faster
    No fixed limit to length of Parameters limited to ~4k
    form data passed of data
    Allows bookmarking of Prevents bookmarking
    pages (good if part of session that user
    should no be able to enter in
    middle) 12
    Simple Form Elements
    • TEXT tag
    <input type=“text” name=“elementname”/>

    Necessary for value to be


    sent to server
    • SUBMIT tag
    <input type=”submit” value=”buttonlabel”/>

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    Form Element Example
    <form action="orderReply.jsp" method="get">
    <table cellspacing="5">
    <tr>
    <td align="right">Number to purchase:</td>
    <td><input type="text" name="quantity"></td>
    </tr><tr>
    <td align="right">Your name:</td>
    <td> <input type="text" name="customerName"></td>
    </tr><tr>
    <td align="right">Your email:</td>
    <td> <input type="text" name="customerEmail"></td>
    </tr><tr>
    <td></td>
    <td><input type="submit" value="Place Order"></td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    <form>
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    Form Element Example

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    Form Parameter Passing

    Parameter string passed:


    quantity=137&customerName=John+Sullins&
    [email protected]
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    Handling Form Data
    • request object in JSP
    – Java object created from request string
    – Contains request data and methods to easily access that data
    – Accessed by JSP code

    request
    Data from form methods to Code in JSP
    Other data access data
    about request about the request

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    Handling Form Data
    • Most useful method:
    String request.getParameter(String)

    Returns the corresponding Takes name of form


    value passed to the server element as parameter

    • Example:
    String name =
    request.getParameter("customerName");
    sets the value of “name” to “John Sullins”

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    Example JSP
    <body>

    <%
    String name = request.getParameter("customerName");
    String email = request.getParameter("customerEmail");
    String quantity = request.getParameter("quantity");
    %>

    <h2>Order Confirmation</h2>
    <p>
    Thank you for your order of <%= quantity %> widgets, <%= name %>.
    </p>
    <p>
    You will shortly receive an email confirmation at <%= email %>.
    </p>
    </body>
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    Acquiring Form Data
    • Statements to get and store form data:
    <%
    String name =
    request.getParameter("customerName");
    String email =
    request.getParameter("customerEmail");
    String quantity =
    request.getParameter("quantity");
    %>
    name “John Sullins”
    email “[email protected]”
    quantity “137”
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    Displaying Values in Response
    <p>
    Thank you for your order of <%= quantity %>
    widgets, <%= name %>.
    </p><p> John Sullins 137
    You will shortly recieve an email
    confirmation at <%= email %>. [email protected]
    </p>

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    Commenting JSP Files
    • Crucial to future maintenance of site

    • Inside of JSP code (between <% and %>):


    // comment
    /* comment */

    • Outside of JSP code (that is, in html)


    <!-- comment -->

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    Importing Library Classes
    • Much of Java classes in separate libraries
    • Must be imported to be used in JSP
    • Syntax:
    <%@ page import=”list of Java classes” %>
    • Example:
    <%@ page import=”java.util.Date, Date class
    java.io.*” %> in the util
    library
    All classes in
    the io library

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