The Javadoc for ServletResponse states for getWriter():
Either this method or getOutputStream() may be called
to write the body, not both.
Since in Tomcat 3.x, the same response is passed to the
called servlet, so this restriction applies to it too.
Cheers,
Larry
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:16 PM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: java.lang.IllegalStateException - code included.....
>
>
>
> Thought if I include the code it might help a little:
>
> Piece of code in the calling servlet:
> ..............
> ..............
> in = new BufferedReader(new
> InputStreamReader(uconn.getInputStream
> ()));
> resp.setContentType("text/html");
> System.err.println("About to read and output content using
> PrintStream....");
> String line;
> PrintStream pw = new
> PrintStream(resp.getOutputStream(), true);
> while((line = in.readLine()) != null)
> {
> pw.println(line);
> pw.flush();
> System.err.println("Flushed data back....");
> }
> pw.flush();
> in.close();
> ..............
> ..............
>
> where,
> uconn is the URLConnection to the called servlet.
>
> Maybe I should buffer the output before I send it across to
> the browser.
>
> Still waiting :-)
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
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> Roshan A. Sequeira
> (Embedded image moved to file: pic03602.pcx)
> 12/13/2001 11:57 AM
>
> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc:
>
> Subject: java.lang.IllegalStateException
>
>
> I'm calling a servlet from within another servlet using the
> URL class. The
> calling servlet posts data, reads the output, and then
> passes on the
> output to the browser. In JRun everything works fine.
> But on Tomcat
> the same throws a java.lang.IllegalStateException
>
> Error:
> java.lang.IllegalStateException: Writer is already being used for this
> request
> at
> org.apache.tomcat.facade.HttpServletResponseFacade.getOutputSt
> ream(HttpServletResponseFacade.java:158)
>
> I'm using a PrintWriter (which I get from the response object) in the
> called servlet. And I've a finally block which closes the stream. Also
> assign the object to null.
>
> The calling servlet which behaves like a proxy has a
> PrintStream (which it
> gets from it's response object). This object is used to write
> the output
> (that it reads from the called servlet) to the browser.
>
> I know I'm missing something fundamental here. But can't seem
> to figure it
> out. Is Tomcat getting mixed up with two Outputstreams/Writers? Any
> ideas/comments?
>
> Thanks.
> RS
>
>
>
>
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