Javax.servlet.forward.request_uri request attribute

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Hi,
I have declared a security-constraint on my web application, which redirects to a page with a form.
I want to know the initial request. It usually can be retrieved in the javax.servlet.forward.request_uri request attribute, so by doing
request.getAttribute("javax.servlet.forward.request_uri")
But this always returns me null.
If I test the same thing on Tomcat, it works fine.
This attribute come with Servlet 2.4, and Weblogic 11g is JEE 5 compliant (so Servlet 2.5). So it should work.
Is there a particularity for Weblogic ?
Regards

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This attribute come with Servlet 2.4, and Weblogic 11g is JEE 5 compliant (so Servlet 2.5). So it should work.
Is there a particularity for Weblogic ?This attribute does exist and has to be filled when a forward is done. However there's no strict requirement that the j_security_check is handled internally by a forward. If it's not, then that request attribute wouldn't come into play.
I've never used it, so caveat emptor, but there is a public class we have which does appear to have some methods that may be helpful to you.
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17904_01/apirefs.1111/e13941/weblogic/servlet/security/ServletAuthentication.html
ServletAuthentication allows both form-based authentication and programmatic authentication in servlets. It performs the authentication call through the Realm and sets the user information into the session.And the static getTargetURLFromFormAuthentication method:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17904_01/apirefs.1111/e13941/weblogic/servlet/security/ServletAuthentication.html#getTargetURLForFormAuthentication(HttpSession)
-steve-