if you want to get your data as request parameter, you should use "GET" instead of "POST" and /or let the default contentType "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" and create your json object as either
var json = {name: "test"}; // and let jquery convert it to a query string or var json = "name=test"; // the desired query string regards, Stephan 2010/5/4 Rob <robertastanfi...@gmail.com> > I'm running Google App Engine through IntelliJ Idea and am posting > data to a Servlet using jQuery.ajax. I'm hitting the Servlet without > issue and can return data in the response, however, the request > parameters are always null; I cant seem to POST data. Where am I going > wrong? > > var json = JSON2.stringify({name: "test"}); > > $.ajax({ > type: "POST", > url: service, > data: json, > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", > dataType: "json", > async: async, > success: function(o) { > o = $.serviceHelper.jsonSerialize(o); > callback(o); > }, > error: this.dataServiceError > }); > > protected void doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest > request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) throws > javax.servlet.ServletException, IOException { > > PrintWriter out = response.getWriter(); > response.setContentType("text/json"); > String json = gson.toJson(request.getParameter("name")); > out.println(json); > > } > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > To post to this group, send email to > google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-appengine-java%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.