RE: why does struts use forward instead of redirect

2001-04-25 Thread Kristopher Brown
Can you switch between the two, i.e. make struts use redirect? -Original Message- From: Jim Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 April 2001 04:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: why does struts use forward instead of redirect At 11:13 PM 24/04/01 -0400, you wrote: Anyone

RE: why does struts use forward instead of redirect

2001-04-25 Thread Jim Richards
In your code you can, I don't think there is a run-time parameter between them because it would affect code quite drastically if you switched from forwards to redirects. At 08:40 AM 25/04/01 +0100, you wrote: Can you switch between the two, i.e. make struts use redirect? At 11:13 PM 24/04/01

Re: why does struts use forward instead of redirect

2001-04-25 Thread Ted Husted
Both are available in most cases. Forward is most often used since we usually we want to send the current request along, rather than create a new one (which is what redirect does). Jonathan Asbell wrote: Anyone know why struts uses forward instead of redirect?

Re: why does struts use forward instead of redirect

2001-04-24 Thread Jim Richards
At 11:13 PM 24/04/01 -0400, you wrote: Anyone know why struts uses forward instead of redirect? A redirect sends a request back to the browser, thus generating another connection between the client and server. Forward keeps it internal to the server, which also means you can re-use the request