forward

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".

When you need to forward from one JavaServer Page (JSP) to another JSP, here's all you have to do:

<jsp:forward page="/faces/success.jsp" />

In the example shown I happen to be working on a small JavaServer Faces (JSF) application, so the URL in this example includes the string /faces/.

Here's an example of how to forward from a servlet to a JSP in your J2EE code. I can never remember how to do a forward like this when I need it, so even though this example is pretty easy, I've put it out here so I can find it later.

The typical scenario is that you're working on a Java servlet, and you need to forward the user from that servlet to a JSP. Assuming the name of the JSP is "searchResults.jsp", here's the code that will forward from your servlet to that JSP: