JSP request Object is the instance of javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest. This object is used to get the HTTP header information, data entered on previous JSP page etc.
Example:
login.jsp
<html> <head> <title>login</title> </head> <body> <form action="welcome.jsp"> <input type="text" name="userName" /> <input type="submit" value="login"/> </form> </body> </html> |
welcome.jsp
<html> <head> <title>request implicit object example</title> </head> <body> <% String userName=request.getParameter("userName"); if(userName.equals("jai")){ out.print("Welcome " + userName + ", You are successfully logged in."); }else{ out.print("Wrong username."); } %> </body> </html> |
web.xml
<web-app> <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>login.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> </web-app> |
Output:
Enter UserName: jai
Click on login button.
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