How to forward from a Java servlet to a JSP

Here‘s a quick example that shows a complete method that I use in a Java servlet to forward to a JSP (JavaServer Page).

Just pass the method an HttpServletRequest, an HttpServletResponse, and a URL, and you‘re in business. Note that my JSP url string typically looks something like "/myPage.jsp".

private void forwardToPage(final HttpServletRequest request,
                           final HttpServletResponse response,
                           String url)
throws IOException, ServletException
{
  RequestDispatcher dispatcher = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(url);
  dispatcher.forward(request,response);
}

If you need to perform a redirect from a servlet to a JSP instead, I‘ve also written a short "How to redirect from a servlet to a JSP" tutorial.

I‘ll try to post information here on the difference between a forward and a redirect soon.