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 return it to me.

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:

<form name="myForm" action="/my_servlet">
  <input type="hidden" name="htmlFormName" value="myForm"/>
  ...

In your servlet:

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