How to set a parameter in a HttpServletRequest?

Question

I am using a javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest to implement a web application.

I have no problem to get the parameter of a request using the getParamete

Answer 1

As mentioned in the previous posts, using an HttpServletReqiestWrapper is the way to go, however the missed part in those posts was that apart from overriding the method getParameter(), you should also override other parameter related methods to produce a consistent response. e.g. the value of a param added by the custom request wrapper should also be included in the parameters map returned by the method getParameterMap(). Here is an example:

   public class AddableHttpRequest extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {

    /** A map containing additional request params this wrapper adds to the wrapped request */
    private final Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();

    /**
     * Constructs a request object wrapping the given request.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the request is null
     */
    AddableHttpRequest(final HttpServletRequest request) {
        super(request)
    }

    @Override
    public String getParameter(final String name) {
        // if we added one with the given name, return that one
        if ( params.get( name ) != null ) {
            return params.get( name );
        } else {
            // otherwise return what's in the original request
            return super.getParameter(name);
        }
    }


    /**
     * *** OVERRIDE THE METHODS BELOW TO REFLECT PARAMETERS ADDED BY THIS WRAPPER ****
     */

    @Override
    public Map<String, String> getParameterMap() {
        // defaulf impl, should be overridden for an approprivate map of request params
        return super.getParameterMap();
    }

    @Override
    public Enumeration<String> getParameterNames() {
        // defaulf impl, should be overridden for an approprivate map of request params names
        return super.getParameterNames();
    }

    @Override
    public String[] getParameterValues(final String name) {
        // defaulf impl, should be overridden for an approprivate map of request params values
        return super.getParameterValues(name);
    }
}