Saving returned form data?

Hi,
I'm wondering if when I have my returned form data back I can then export it including the answers as a downloadable PDF?
I know you can on a paid account which is fine but I would like to know if it will be in the format and design of the original form only now including the filled in fields or is it just a PDF of the form results in a table?
Thanks.
Chris

Hi,
  Yes, you could export the responses as PDF. In 'View Responses' tab, you should have an option to "Save as PDF" which is saving the selected response as a PDF Form - one response at a time.
>> it will be in the format and design of the original form only now including the filled in fields
Yes.
Thanks,
Lucia

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    I have this web based multilingual application. Page 1(form6.jsp) is basic registeration form with 5 fields and one image upload to the server. Page 2(verify.jsp) is another jsp page for verification of UTF data entered in page 1.
    page 2 (verify.jsp) also uses a bean called (verify.java) for picking up values. page 3(insertEntry.jsp) is the page for inserting that data into the Database and uses a bean called (logicbean.java).
    Now, the problem im facing here is that if i use multipart/form-data, the unicode text filled in page1 is shown as garbage when its is transfered to page2 and displayed on page2. It is all gibberish. But if i do not use multipart/form-data, the unicode text transfered from page1 to page2 is displayed perfectly on page2.Im using devenagari(UTF) language for filling in details.
    // form6.jsp
    <%@ page language="java" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
    <%@ page import="java.util.*,java.text.*" %>
    <%@ page import="com.oreilly.servlet.*" %>
    <%
    request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
    %>
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>
    <%=session.getValue("main.title")%>
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>
    <h1><center><%=session.getValue("main.head")%><Center>
    <BODY background="brown.bmp">
    <form name=form6 action="verify.jsp" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <center>
    <font>
    <table border=1>
    <tr>
    <td colspan=2><center><img src="asok.bmp"></center>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td >
    <b>1.)<%=session.getValue("main.ec")%></b>
    </td>
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("main.ecname")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="votername"></td>
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"> <b><%=session.getValue("main.ecsurname")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="votersurname"></td>
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="left"><b>2.)<%=session.getValue("main.rel")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp
    <select name="relation" onchange="if(this.selectedIndex!=0){this.form.texthiddenrelation.value=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value}" size="1">
                                       <option>Choose</option>
    <option value="father">Father</option>
    <option value="mother">Mother</option>
    <option value="husband">Husband</option>
    </select>
    <input type="hidden" name="texthiddenrelation" />
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("main.relname")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="parentname">
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("main.relsurname")%>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp</b><input type="text" name="parentsurname">
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b>3.)<%=session.getValue("main.sex")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp
    <select name="sex" onchange="if(this.selectedIndex!=0){this.form.texthiddensex.value=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value}" size="1">
                                            <option>Choose</option>
                                            <option value="male">Male</option>
    <option value="female">Female</option>
    <option value="other">Other</option>
    </select>
    <input type="hidden" name="texthiddensex" /> </td>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("form6.image")%><input type ="file" name=pic1 onchange={this.form.pic.value=this.form.pic1.value}><input type= hidden name=pic> </b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan=2><b>4.)<%=session.getValue("main.age")%></b><input type="text" name="age">
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>5.)<%=session.getValue("main.dob")%></b>
    <td><b><%=session.getValue("main.dobday")%></b> <select name="cmbday">
    <option value="1"> 1 </option>
    <option value="2">2</option>
    <option value="3">3</option>
    <option value="4">4</option>
    <option value="5">5</option>
    <option value="6">6</option>
    <option value="7">7</option>
    <option value="8">8</option>
    <option value="9">10</option>
    <option value="10">11</option>
    <option value="11">12</option>
    <option value="12">13</option>
    <option value="13">14</option>
    <option value="14">15</option>
    <option value="15">16</option>
    <option value="16">17</option>
    <option value="17">18</option>
    <option value="18">19</option>
    <option value="19">20</option>
    <option value="20">21</option>
    <option value="21">22</option>
    <option value="22">23</option>
    <option value="23">24</option>
    <option value="24">25</option>
    <option value="25">26</option>
    <option value="26">27</option>
    <option value="28">28</option>
    <option value="29">29</option>
    <option value="30">30</option>
    <option value="31">31</option>
    </select>
    <b><%=session.getValue("main.dobmonth")%></b><select name="cmbmonth">
    <option value="jan">JAN</option>
    <option value="feb">FEB</option>
    <option value="mar">MAR</option>
    <option value="apr">APR</option>
    <option value="may">MAY</option>
    <option value="jun">JUN</option>
    <option value="jul">JUL</option>
    <option value="aug">AUG</option>
    <option value="sep">SEPT</option>
    <option value="oct">OCT</option>
    <option value="nov">NOV</option>
    <option value="dec">DEC</option>
    </select>
    <b><%=session.getValue("main.dobyear")%></b> <select name="cmbyear" onchange="if(this.form.cmbday.selectedIndex!=0 && this.form.cmbmonth.selectedIndex!=0 && this.form.cmbyear.selectedIndex!=0){this.form.mergedage.value=this.form.cmbday.options[this.form.cmbday.selectedIndex].value +' '+this.form.cmbmonth.options[this.form.cmbmonth.selectedIndex].text +' '+ this.form.cmbyear.options[this.form.cmbmonth.selectedIndex].value}" size="1">
    <option value="1970">1970</option>
    <option value="1971">1971</option>
    <option value="1972">1972</option>
    <option value="1973">1973</option>
    <option value="1974">1974</option>
    <option value="1975">1975</option>
    <option value="1976">1976</option>
    <option value="1977">1977</option>
    <option value="1978">1978</option>
    <option value="1979">1979</option>
    <option value="1980">1980</option>
    <option value="1981">1981</option>
    <option value="1982">1982</option>
    <option value="1983">1983</option>
    <option value="1984">1984</option>
    <option value="1985">1985</option>
    <option value="1986">1986</option>
    <option value="1987">1987</option>
    <option value="1988">1988</option>
    <option value="1989">1989</option>
    <option value="1990">1990</option>
    <option>
    </select>
    <input type="hidden" name="mergedage">
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan=2><b>6.)<%=session.getValue("main.add")%></b>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("main.addline1")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="address1" value=""></td>
    <td><b><%=session.getValue("main.addstate")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="state"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><%=session.getValue("main.addline2")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="address2" onChange="this.form.finaladdress.value=this.form.address1.value + ';' + this.value;"> <input type="hidden" name="finaladdress"> </td>
    <td><b><%=session.getValue("main.addcity")%>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp</b><input type="text" name="city"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td align="right"> <b><%=session.getValue("main.addpin")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="pincode">
    <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td ><b>7.)<%=session.getValue("main.const")%></b> <input type="text" name="constituency">
    <td ><b>8.)<%=session.getValue("main.id")%></b> &nbsp&nbsp<input type="text" name="refno">
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan="2"><center><input type="reset" name="reset" value="<%=session.getValue("button.reset")%>">&nbsp&nbsp<input type=submit name=Submit value="<%=session.getValue("button.submit")%>"></center></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>
    </td>
    </tr>
    </form>
    </font>
    </BODY>
    </HTML>
    // verify.jsp
    <%@ page language="java" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
    <jsp:useBean id="verify" class="pack.verify" scope="request"/>
    <%@ page import="com.oreilly.servlet.*" %>
    <%@ page import="java.util.*,java.text.*" %>
    <%!
    MultipartRequest mp;
    // ParameterParser pp;
    %>
    <!-- Perform the actions on the bean. -->
    <%
    //pp.setCharacterEncoding("utf-8");
    %>
    <%
    try
    mp = new MultipartRequest(request, "d:/Files");
    out.println("DONE");
    /* Set the request object.*/
    /* The request object is implicitly available in the JSP page.*/
    verify.setRequest(mp);
    /* Insert the employee data into the database.*/
    verify.verifyEntry();
    //verify.setscope();
    /* Run the query to retrieve the employee data from the database.*/
    //logicbean.runQuery();
    catch (Exception e)
    System.out.println(e.getMessage());
    %>
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <LINK href="theme/Master.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
    <TITLE>
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>
    <BODY background="brown.bmp">
    <form name=form6 action="insertEntry.jsp" method="POST">
    <center>
    <table border=3>
    <tr>
    <td colspan=2><center><img src="asok.bmp"></center>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td >
    <b>1.)<%=session.getValue("main.ec")%></b>
    </td>
    <td rowspan=3>
    <image src="<%=verify.getpic()%>" width="85" hieght="85">
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td > &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.ecname")%></b> <%=verify.getvotername()%>&nbsp&nbsp<input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getvotername()%>" name="votername"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr >
    <td> &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.ecsurname")%></b><%=verify.getvotersurname()%>
    <input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getvotersurname()%>" name="votersurname"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td ><b>2.)<%=session.getValue("main.rel")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getvoterrelation()%>" name="texthiddenrelation"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getvoterrelation()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td >&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.relname")%></b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getparentname()%>" name="parentname"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getparentname()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td >&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.relsurname")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getparentsurname()%>" name="parentsurname"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getparentsurname()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>3.)<%=session.getValue("main.sex")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getsex()%>" name="texthiddensex"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getsex()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td ><b>4.)<%=session.getValue("main.age")%></B><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getage()%>" name="age"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getage()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>5.)<%=session.getValue("main.dob")%></b> <input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getdob()%>" name="mergedage"></td>
    <td> <%=verify.getdob()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan=2><b>
    6.)<b><%=session.getValue("main.add")%></b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td> &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("verify.add")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getadderess()%>" name="finaladdress"> </td>
    <td><%=verify.getadderess()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td >&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.addpin")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getpin()%>" name="pincode"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getpin()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<b><%=session.getValue("main.addstate")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getstate()%>" name="state"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getstate()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp<%=session.getValue("main.addcity")%></b><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getcity()%>" name="city"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getcity()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>7.)<%=session.getValue("main.const")%></b> <input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getconst()%>" name="constituency"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getconst()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td><b>8.)<%=session.getValue("main.id")%></b> <input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getrefno()%>" name="refno"></td>
    <td><%=verify.getrefno()%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan="2"><center><INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="<%=session.getValue("ie.back")%>" onClick="history.go(-1)">
    <input type=submit name=Submit value="<%=session.getValue("button.submit")%>"></center><input type="hidden" value= "<%=verify.getpic()%>" name="pic"></td>
    </tr>
    </form>
    </BODY>
    </HTML>
    //verify.java
    package pack;
    import java.lang.*;
    import java.sql.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import javax.servlet.*;
    import javax.servlet.http.*;
    import com.oreilly.servlet.*;
    import com.oreilly.servlet.ParameterParser.*;
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    public class verify {
    String votername = "";
    String votersurname = "";
    String texthiddenrelation="";
    String parentname = "";
    String parentsurname = "";
    String gender = "";
    String texthiddensex="";
    String age = "";
    String dob = "";
    String mergedage="";
    String address = "";
    String finaladdress="";
    String pincode = "";
    String state = "";
    String city = "";
    String constituency = "";
    String refno = "";
    MultipartRequest request = null;
    Connection dbConn = null;
    ParameterParser pp;
    private String voternameParam;
    * Set the request object. This is used for getting parameters.
    public void setRequest(MultipartRequest request)
    this.request = request;
    public void verifyEntry()
    throws Exception
    /* Connect to the database.*/
    //pp.setCharacterEncoding("utf-8");
    //String nameParam = request.getParameter("name");
    MultipartRequest mp;
    System.out.println("connected to db2 through insertemployee");
    /* Get all the parameters from the calling HTML form.*/
    String voternameParam = request.getParameter("votername");
    System.out.println("the votername is " + request.getParameter("votername"));
    System.out.println(voternameParam);
    String votersurnameParam = request.getParameter("votersurname");
    System.out.println("the votersurname is " + request.getParameter("votersurname"));
    String hiddenrelationParam = request.getParameter("texthiddenrelation");
    System.out.println("the relation is " + request.getParameter("texthiddenrelation"));
    String parentnameParam = request.getParameter("parentname");
    System.out.println("the parentname is " + request.getParameter("parentname"));
    String parentsurnameParam = request.getParameter("parentsurname");
    System.out.println("the parentsurname is " + request.getParameter("parentsurname"));
    String ageParam = request.getParameter("age");
    System.out.println("the age is " + request.getParameter("age"));
    String mergedageParam = request.getParameter("mergedage");
    System.out.println("the mergedage is " + request.getParameter("mergedage"));
    String hiddensexParam = request.getParameter("texthiddensex");
    System.out.println("the hiddensex is " + request.getParameter("texthiddensex"));
    //String dobParam = request.getParameter("dob");
    //System.out.println("the dob is " + request.getParameter("dob"));
    String finaladdressParam = request.getParameter("finaladdress");
    System.out.println("the finaladdress is " + request.getParameter("finaladdress"));
    String pincodeParam = request.getParameter("pincode");
    System.out.println("the pincode is " + request.getParameter("pincode"));
    String stateParam = request.getParameter("state");
    System.out.println("the state is " + request.getParameter("state"));
    String cityParam = request.getParameter("city");
    System.out.println("the city is " + request.getParameter("city"));
    String constituencyParam = request.getParameter("constituency");
    System.out.println("the constituency is " + request.getParameter("constituency"));
    String refnoParam = request.getParameter("refno");
    System.out.println("the refno is " + request.getParameter("refno"));
    System.out.println("encoding = " + System.getProperty("file.encoding"));
    public String getvotername()
    return request.getParameter("votername");
    public String getvotersurname()
    return request.getParameter("votersurname");
    public String getvoterrelation()
    return request.getParameter("texthiddenrelation");
    public String getparentname()
    return request.getParameter("parentname");
    public String getparentsurname()
    return request.getParameter("parentsurname");
    public String getage()
    return request.getParameter("age");
    public String getsex()
    return request.getParameter("texthiddensex");
    public String getadderess()
    return request.getParameter("finaladdress");
    public String getpin()
    return request.getParameter("pincode");
    public String getstate()
    return request.getParameter("state");
    public String getcity()
    return request.getParameter("city");
    public String getconst()
    return request.getParameter("constituency");
    public String getrefno()
    return request.getParameter("refno");
    public String getdob()
    return request.getParameter("mergedage");
    public String getpic()
    //String a=request.getParameter("pic");
    //a=a.substring(a.lastIndexOf("/")+1);
    //System.out.print("Java path is "+a);     
    //Enumeration enum=request.getFileNames();
    //while(enum.hasMoreElements())
    //     String abc=(String)enum.nextElement();
    //     System.out.print("Java the path is "+abc);     
    return request.getParameter("pic");
    String votername1;
    //public void setScope()
    //request.setAttribute("votername1" ,voternameParam );
    //insertEntry.jsp
    <jsp:useBean id="logicbean" class="pack.logicbean" scope="request"/>
    <%@ page contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8" %>
    <%@ page import="java.util.*,java.text.*" %>
    <%@ page import="com.oreilly.servlet.*" %>
    <%
    request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
    %>
    <!-- Perform the actions on the bean. -->
    <%
    request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
    %>
    <%
    try
    /* Set the request object.*/
    /* The request object is implicitly available in the JSP page.*/
    logicbean.setRequest(request);
    //MultiPartRequest mp=MultiPartRequest(request,"E:\Files");
    /* Insert the employee data into the database.*/
    logicbean.insertEntry();
    /* Run the query to retrieve the employee data from the database.*/
    //logicbean.runQueryInsert();
    catch (Exception e)
    System.out.println(e.getMessage());
    %>
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>
    Insert Record
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>
    <BODY background="brown.bmp">
    <center><H2><%=session.getValue("ie.label")%>
    </H2>
    <font face = "Devanagari MT for IBM" size = +2>
    <b><%=session.getValue("ie.sd")%>|<%=session.getValue("ie.home")%></b>
    </font>
    </center>
    </BODY>
    </HTML>
    I have narrowed down the problem to the point where i understand that the "request.getParameter()" function for multipart is not able to understand or read UTF data properly. The out.println prints garbage from this function on the console. im using WAS
    plz help
    thanx in advance
    caffaine

    hi,
    To solve your problem Servlet Filters
    FILTER PROGRAM
    ===============
    package filters;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import javax.servlet.Filter;
    import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
    import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
    import javax.servlet.ServletException;
    import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
    import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
    import javax.servlet.UnavailableException;
    public class SetCharacterEncodingFilter implements Filter {
    // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables
    * The default character encoding to set for requests that pass through
    * this filter.
    protected String encoding = null;
    * The filter configuration object we are associated with. If this value
    * is null, this filter instance is not currently configured.
    protected FilterConfig filterConfig = null;
    * Should a character encoding specified by the client be ignored?
    protected boolean ignore = true;
    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
    * Take this filter out of service.
    public void destroy() {
    this.encoding = null;
    this.filterConfig = null;
    * Select and set (if specified) the character encoding to be used to
    * interpret request parameters for this request.
    * @param request The servlet request we are processing
    * @param result The servlet response we are creating
    * @param chain The filter chain we are processing
    * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
    * @exception ServletException if a servlet error occurs
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response,
    FilterChain chain)
         throws IOException, ServletException {
    // Conditionally select and set the character encoding to be used
    if (ignore || (request.getCharacterEncoding() == null)) {
    String encoding = selectEncoding(request);
    if (encoding != null)
    request.setCharacterEncoding(encoding);
         // Pass control on to the next filter
    chain.doFilter(request, response);
    * Place this filter into service.
    * @param filterConfig The filter configuration object
    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
         this.filterConfig = filterConfig;
    this.encoding = filterConfig.getInitParameter("encoding");
    String value = filterConfig.getInitParameter("ignore");
    if (value == null)
    this.ignore = true;
    else if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("true"))
    this.ignore = true;
    else if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("yes"))
    this.ignore = true;
    else
    this.ignore = false;
    // ------------------------------------------------------ Protected Methods
    * Select an appropriate character encoding to be used, based on the
    * characteristics of the current request and/or filter initialization
    * parameters. If no character encoding should be set, return
    * <code>null</code>.
    * <p>
    * The default implementation unconditionally returns the value configured
    * by the <strong>encoding</strong> initialization parameter for this
    * filter.
    * @param request The servlet request we are processing
    protected String selectEncoding(ServletRequest request) {
    return (this.encoding);
    web-xml entry
    +++++++++++
    <filter>     
         <filter-name>Set Character Encoding</filter-name>
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