Calling second servlet from first servlet

Question

I need to call a servlet from a servlet.
I need to call the specific doGet method of servlet 2 from
servlet 1. I also need to return the control to servlet 1
after servlet 2 done its job.
I did it now by creating a new instance of servlet 2 from servlet1
and then call the doGet method like
in servlet1 : Servlet2 serv2 = new Servlet2();
I really don't like this idea of creating a new instance in servlet 1.
Any thoughts/idea/comments would be appreciated.

Answer 1

request.getRequestDispatcher("path/to/otherServlet").forward(request, response);
or
request.getRequestDispatcher("path/to/otherServlet").include(request, response);will do what you are looking for. See the API documentation on details. Basically the difference is that forward gives FULL control (including that of the headers) to the invoked servlet while include mearly "includes" the results.