executeGetMethod() and executePostMethod()

executeGetMethod() parameters

Upon a successful login attempt, executeGetMethod() does something. You can call the executeGetMethod() method with a url parameter, or with a url and timeout parameter. The executeGetMethod() method returns a ResponseObject.

Parameter	Type	What it contains
url	String	The URL that contains the data you want to access. This is, for example, the call to the Lawson services Data, Drill, or Transaction. Typically, this includes the protocol, host, port, and the path to the data.
timeout	int	Optional. This parameter sets the time out value in milliseconds for POST and GET requests. Use "null" if you are not specifying this parameter.

executePostMethod() parameters

The executePostMethod() takes the parameters shown in the following tables. In each set of parameters, the timeout parameter is opitional. If it is not specified, it is assumed to be 0. The executePostMethod() method returns a ResponseObject.

executePostMethod(url, data, timeout)

Parameter	Type	What it contains
url	String	The URL that contains the data you want to access. This is, for example, the call to the Lawson services Data, Drill, or Transaction. Typically, this includes the protocol, host, port, and the path to the data.
data	InputStream	An InputStream object that contains the form data to be posted.
timeout	int	Optional. This parameter sets the time out value in milliseconds for POST and GET requests.

executePostMethod(url, data, contentType, timeout)

Parameter	Type	What it contains
url	String	The URL that contains the data you want to access. This is, for example, the call to the Lawson services Data, Drill, or Transaction. Typically, this includes the protocol, host, port, and the path to the data.
data	InputStream	An InputStream object that contains the form data to be posted.
contentType	String	A text string indicating the type of content, such as text/xml or text/html.
timeout	int	Optional. This parameter sets the time out value in milliseconds for POST and GET requests.

executePostMethod(url, data, timeout)

Parameter	Type	What it contains
url	String	The URL that contains the data you want to access. This is, for example, the call to the Lawson services Data, Drill, or Transaction. Typically, this includes the protocol, host, port, and the path to the data.
data	String	A text string that contains the form data to be posted.
timeout	int	Optional. This parameter sets the time out value in milliseconds for POST and GET requests.

executePostMethod(url, data, contentType, timeout)

Parameter	Type	What it contains
url	String	The URL that contains the data you want to access. This is, for example, the call to the Lawson services Data, Drill, or Transaction. Typically, this includes the protocol, host, port, and the path to the data.
data	String	A text string that contains the form data to be posted.
contentType	String	A text string indicating the type of content, such as text/xml or text/html.
timeout	int	Optional. This parameter sets the time out value in milliseconds for POST and GET requests.

Response object methods

Following is some detail on the methods mostly commonly used with the response object.

Method	What it does
getResponseBodyasString()	Returns the response as a String. This is typically used if a text-only response is expected. The returned String can be parsed to locate only the required information.
getResponseBodyasStream()	Returns the response as an InputStream.
getStatus()	This method returns the HTTP status of the call. Typically, a status of 200 indicates success.