Dustin N. Jenkins <Dustin.Jenkins <at> nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> writes: > > The POST is creating a new resource in the persistence layer, then > returning, as text, the URL to that new resource. It just strikes me > that returning the textual representation of the URL is a GET operation > and should be treated as such, no? Redirecting and writing to the > Response both address my needs, but I don't want to issue a redirect per > se. Thinking it through now, I'd say continuing to write to the > response is the most appropriate way. >
Isn't this where the "Location" HTTP header should be used, to indicate the URL of the new resource? http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.30 "For 201 (Created) responses, the Location is that of the new resource which was created by the request." Ben. > Thank you, > - Dustin [...]
