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Explain the POST & GET Method or Explain the difference between them.

POST METHOD:
The POST method generates a FORM collection, which is sent as a HTTP request body. All the values typed in
the form will be stored in the FORM collection.
GET METHOD:
The GET method sends information by appending it to the URL (with a question mark) and stored as A Querystring collection. The Querystring collection is passed to the server as name/value pair.
The length of the URL should be less than 255 characters.

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Last Update: October 11, 2007

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Get: With the get method the value is send thru the querystring apppended with the url. so you can see the the Name value descriton on the addressbar when the page display in the browser.

Post: This method transfer the information thru the complete form. You can not see the detail descrption on the addresss bar. When the page display.

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October 17, 2005 07:58:20

Jignesh

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Get method passes the variable in the form of querystring Post methos passes the data in HTTP header so it can not be seen.

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July 22, 2006 05:27:11

t.ramesh

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Post : this method is pass the querystring vlalue on the browser

Get : This method is don't pass the querystring value on the browser

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January 10, 2007 00:25:16

udayakumar

RE: Explain the POST & GET Method or Explain the d...

post method transferring bulk data

get method transfering limited data

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June 07, 2007 06:03:16

lalita.p

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Get: With the get method the value is send thru the querystring apppended with the url. so you can see the the Name value descriton on the addressbar when the page display in the browser.

Post: This method transfer the information thru the complete form. You can not see the detail descrption on the addresss bar. When the page display.

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October 11, 2007 03:41:30

naveen

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getmethod uses the querystring to pass the data to the server so it appends data to the url so it is not secured one whereas post method differs from it it is passed to the server through the form collection

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