Should I use a servlet? - please help

Question

Hi,
This is my problem:
I have a class (say, DBClass) that connects to the database - it has general functions for insertion, updation, and deletion.
I have some other classes that use the DBClass to perform insert, update, delete operations on different tables.(e.g., User.java is the class that uses DBClass to add users to the UserMaster table)
Now, I have a JSP that has a form (to accept user information). Is it right in instaniate a User object in the jsp itself, and call the addUser method (which will use the 'insert' method in DBClass and add it to the database), or will it be right to post the data to a servlet, and do the whole thing there?
Which is the right way to do it?
Please help. I am new to the JSP technology..
Thank you,
sangita

Answer 1

Hi sangita,
It is always recommended that for insertion in the database, u should use a Servlet and for retrieval of data, u should use a Java bean. U can write a DBClass, where u will write one method for returning the database connection and another for closing the connection. These methods u can access from your servlet as well as your bean.
Hope it will help. Let me know.
atanu