Method doPost

java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java:632–661

(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)

    @Override
    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws IOException, ServletException {
        if (allowPostAsGet) {
            doGet(request, response);
        } else {
            // Use a switch without a default to ensure all possibilities are explicitly handled
            switch (request.getDispatcherType()) {
                case ASYNC:
                case REQUEST: {
                    // Direct POST requests may not be processed as GET
                    sendNotAllowed(request, response);
                    break;
                }
                case ERROR:
                case FORWARD:
                case INCLUDE: {
                    /*
                     * Forward and Include are processed as GET as it is possible that a POST to a servlet may use a
                     * forward or an include as part of generating the response.
                     *
                     * Error should have already been converted to GET but convert here anyway as that is better than
                     * failing the request.
                     */
                    doGet(request, response);
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }


    @Override