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<h1>Post-Method</h1>
The <post-method> 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:
<ul>
<li>Name/Value pairs</li>
<li>File content</li>
<li>Text content</li>
<li>Multi-part content</li>
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This method inherits the <a href="method_task_common.html">
Common Method</a> attributes and subelements. It also contains
the following additional attributes and subelements:
<h2>Parameters</h2>
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Required</th>
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<td valign="top"><i>multipart</i></td>
<td valign="top">Should multipart content be forced, even if
only a single file or text part is specified.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>parameters</td>
<td valign="top">A java .properties file which contains post parameters.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<h2>Parameters specified as Nested Elements</h2>
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<b><parameter></b><br />
<p>
Create a text post parameter.
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Required</th>
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<td valign="top"><i>name</i></td>
<td valign="top">The parameter name.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>value</i></td>
<td valign="top">The parameter value.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<b><file></b><br />
<p>
Add a File part to the request.
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Required</th>
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<td valign="top"><i>name</i></td>
<td valign="top">The parameter name.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>path</i></td>
<td valign="top">The file path to send.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>contentType</i></td>
<td valign="top">The content type of the file.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>charSet</i></td>
<td valign="top">The character set.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<b><text></b><br />
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Add a Text part to the request.
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Required</th>
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<td valign="top"><i>name</i></td>
<td valign="top">The parameter name.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>value</i></td>
<td valign="top">The string value to send. This may
also be specified as nested text to this element.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Yes.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>contentType</i></td>
<td valign="top">The content type of the file.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<td valign="top"><i>charSet</i></td>
<td valign="top">The character set.</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
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<h2>Examples</h2>
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