Is it possible to have a nested MultipartEntities or FormBodyPart in a multipart POST?

Question

I\'m trying to make something the following server POST request using MultipartEntity:

parameters: {\"parameter1\"=>\"parameter1\", \"parameter2\"=>{\"sub_         


        

Answer 1

once you've seen how the form entries are transferred over HTTP connection, you'll understand it's impossible to have anything nested with the multiform request as well as with the url-encoded request.

things are very simple. multipart form request has the format of:

--- content-boundary ---
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="form_data_name"

[content (skipped)]
--- content-boundary ---

that's it. there's stream of single data form entries in the format: [form entry name] -> [form entry content] that repeats for every entry in the form. it's not recursive, therefore there may not be any nested structures.

Sources:

1. 17.13.4 Form content types
2. RFC 2045 Internet Message Bodies