//: POSTtest.java ////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Copyright (c) Bruce Eckel, 1998 // Source code file from the book "Thinking in Java" // All rights reserved EXCEPT as allowed by the // following statements: You can freely use this file // for your own work (personal or commercial), // including modifications and distribution in // executable form only. Permission is granted to use // this file in classroom situations, including its // use in presentation materials, as long as the book // "Thinking in Java" is cited as the source. // Except in classroom situations, you cannot copy // and distribute this code; instead, the sole // distribution point is http://www.BruceEckel.com // (and official mirror sites) where it is // freely available. You cannot remove this // copyright and notice. You cannot distribute // modified versions of the source code in this // package. You cannot use this file in printed // media without the express permission of the // author. Bruce Eckel makes no representation about // the suitability of this software for any purpose. // It is provided "as is" without express or implied // warranty of any kind, including any implied // warranty of merchantability, fitness for a // particular purpose or non-infringement. The entire // risk as to the quality and performance of the // software is with you. Bruce Eckel and the // publisher shall not be liable for any damages // suffered by you or any third party as a result of // using or distributing software. In no event will // Bruce Eckel or the publisher be liable for any // lost revenue, profit, or data, or for direct, // indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or // punitive damages, however caused and regardless of // the theory of liability, arising out of the use of // or inability to use software, even if Bruce Eckel // and the publisher have been advised of the // possibility of such damages. Should the software // prove defective, you assume the cost of all // necessary servicing, repair, or correction. If you // think you've found an error, please email all // modified files with clearly commented changes to: // Bruce@EckelObjects.com. (Please use the same // address for non-code errors found in the book.) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // An applet that sends its data via a CGI POST import java.awt.*; import java.applet.*; import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class POSTtest extends Applet { final static int SIZE = 10; Button submit = new Button("Submit"); TextField[] t = new TextField[SIZE]; String query = ""; Label l = new Label(); TextArea ta = new TextArea(15, 60); public void init() { Panel p = new Panel(); p.setLayout(new GridLayout(t.length + 2, 2)); for(int i = 0; i < t.length; i++) { p.add(new Label( "Field " + i + " ", Label.RIGHT)); p.add(t[i] = new TextField(30)); } p.add(l); p.add(submit); add("North", p); add("South", ta); } public boolean action (Event evt, Object arg) { if(evt.target.equals(submit)) { query = ""; ta.setText(""); // Encode the query from the field data: for(int i = 0; i < t.length; i++) query += "Field" + i + "=" + URLEncoder.encode( t[i].getText().trim()) + "&"; query += "submit=Submit"; // Send the name using CGI's POST process: try { URL u = new URL( getDocumentBase(), "cgi-bin/POSTtest"); URLConnection urlc = u.openConnection(); urlc.setDoOutput(true); urlc.setDoInput(true); urlc.setAllowUserInteraction(false); DataOutputStream server = new DataOutputStream( urlc.getOutputStream()); // Send the data server.writeBytes(query); server.close(); // Read and display the response. You // cannot use // getAppletContext().showDocument(u); // to display the results as a Web page! DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream( urlc.getInputStream()); String s; while((s = in.readLine()) != null) { ta.appendText(s + "\n"); } in.close(); } catch (Exception e) { l.setText(e.toString()); } } else return super.action(evt, arg); return true; } } ///:~