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Yu Gu
Yu Gu

Reputation: 2493

Why GET method can be used to submit the form data?

As we know, the form data in html can be submitted through GET method or POST method.
But in Http RFC, it is said that
In particular, the convention has been established that the GET and HEAD methods SHOULD NOT have the significance of taking an action other than retrieval.

Then why can we submit form data to the server through GET method? Should GET method just be used to retrieval?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 1120

Answers (1)

Quentin
Quentin

Reputation: 943578

You seem to be operating under the misconception that a form can't be used for information retrieval.

There are forms where the information entered by the user is used to decide what information to retrieve. The information isn't stored anywhere (at least not in a fashion that is significant, e.g. it might be logged).

An example of a form of this nature is the big one on the homepage of any search engine (like Google or Duckduckgo).

Upvotes: 7

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