Is it possible to retrieve the form name from a Java HTTPServletRequest?

Question

I would like to get the name of the form used to post parameters from a Java HTTPServletRequest object. Is this possible. I don\'t see any method that looks like it will ret

Answer 1

HTML form name is NOT submitted as part of the request. If you need it (why?) you can submit it as hidden input instead:

  
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In your servlet:

String htmlFormName = request.getParameterValue("htmlFormName");