The javax.servlet.http Package - Developing Java Servlets - page 459

The getMethod() Method
public java.lang.String getMethod()

The getMethod() method returns the HTTP method used by the client request. It is the same
as the CGI variable REQUEST_METHOD . getMethod() has no parameters and throws no excep-
tions.

It returns this value:

• java.lang.String

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getPathInfo() Method
public java.lang.String getPathInfo()

The getPathInfo() method returns a string containing any additional path information follow-
ing the servlet path, but preceding the query string. It is the same as the CGI variable
PATH_INFO . getPathInfo() has no parameters and throws no exceptions.

It returns this value:

• java.lang.String

The getPathTranslated() Method
public java.lang.String getPathTranslated()

The getPathTranslated() method returns the same information as the getPathInfo()
method, but translates the path to its real path name before returning it. It is the same as the
CGI variable PATH_TRANSLATED . getPathTranslated() has no parameters and throws no
exceptions.

It returns this value:

• java.lang.String

getQueryString() Method
public java.lang.String getQueryString()

The getQueryString() method returns the query string from the request. It is the same as the
CGI variable QUERY_STRING . getQueryString() has no parameters and throws no exceptions.

It returns this value:

• java.lang.String

The getRemoteUser() Method
public java.lang.String getRemoteUser()