Post-Method

Post-Method

The task allows the caller to use the HTTP POST method to send data to an arbitrary url. This data can be one of the following:

• Name/Value pairs
• File content
• Text content
• Multi-part content

This method inherits the Common Method attributes and subelements. It also contains the following additional attributes and subelements:

Parameters

Attribute	Description	Required
multipart	Should multipart content be forced, even if only a single file or text part is specified.	No.
parameters	A java .properties file which contains post parameters.	No.

Parameters specified as Nested Elements

<parameter>

Create a text post parameter.

Attribute	Description	Required
name	The parameter name.	Yes.
value	The parameter value.	Yes.

<file>

Add a File part to the request.

Attribute	Description	Required
name	The parameter name.	Yes.
path	The file path to send.	Yes.
contentType	The content type of the file.	No.
charSet	The character set.	No.

<text>

Add a Text part to the request.

Attribute	Description	Required
name	The parameter name.	Yes.
value	The string value to send. This may also be specified as nested text to this element.	Yes.
contentType	The content type of the file.	No.
charSet	The character set.	No.