Hi suresh No you cant invoke these methods directly from browser, for security reasons. Vj
> ---------- > From: Suresh[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java > Servlet API Technology. > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Invoke doHead/doOptions methods of a servlet > > Hi Vijay, > Thanks for the reply. > I'm aware about functionality of these methods. > But i wanted to know how to invoke these methods (doOptions, doHead, > doTrace etc... ) from a browser. > Thanks > -Suresh > > > Vijaya bhaskar K R wrote: > > > hi > > The doHead method in HttpSerlet is a > > specialized form of the doGet method that returns only the headers > produced > > by the doGet method. > > vj > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Suresh[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Reply To: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's > Java > > > Servlet API Technology. > > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:20 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Invoke doHead/doOptions methods of a servlet > > > > > > Hi, > > > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet has a method doHead(HttpServletRequest > > > req,HttpServletResponse resp) > > > which says this method receives an HTTP HEAD request from the > protected > > > service method and handles > > > the request. > > > The client sends a HEAD request when it wants to see only the headers > of a > > > response. > > > There are other methods as well like doOptions(HttpServletRequest > > > req,HttpServletResponse resp) > > > which says > > > this method is called by the server (via the service method) to allow > a > > > servlet to handle a OPTIONS > > > request. > > > The OPTIONS request determines which HTTP methods the server supports > and > > > returns an appropriate > > > header. > > > > > > How can I invoke these methods of the servlet from browser. > > > I tried using > > > <form name="form_name" method="head" action="servelt_url_here" > > > > but it didnt work, and the request was directed to doGet method (which > is > > > default method from > > > browser ) of servlet. > > > I tried this using IE 5.0 , IBM Websphere 3.5 . > > > > > > Thanks > > > -Suresh > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > > _ > > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > > > body > > > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > > > > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > > > Resources: > http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > > > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > _ > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > body > > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > > __________________________________________________________________________ > _ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > body > of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". > > Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html > Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html > LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
