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Difference in GET and FORM method in posting data

We can send data to the data processing page by both the GET and POST methods of a form. Both methods are used in form data handling where each one has some difference on the way they work. We will discuss some of the differences.

As you have seen there is a character restriction of 255 in the URL. This is mostly the old browsers restriction and new ones can handle more than that. But we can't be sure that all our visitors are using new browsers. So when we show a text area or a text box asking users to enter some data, then there will be a problem if more data is entered. This restriction is not there in POST method.

In GET method data gets transferred to the processing page in name value pairs through URL, so it is exposed and can be easily traced by visiting history pages of the browser. So any login details with password should never be posted by using GET method.

As the data transfers through address bar ( URL ) there are some restrictions in using space, some characters like ampersand ( & ) etc in the GET method of posting data. We have to take special care for encoding ( while sending ) and decoding ( while receiving ) data if such special characters are present.

There are some special cases where advantage of using GET method is , one can store the name value pairs as bookmark and directly use them by bypassing the form.

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Naghu	07-04-2010
Really its a wonderful explanation ... thank you...;)
girish	13-04-2010
simple and understandable for a novice like me :), great mini article. Keep it up, Thanks.
reema sharma	15-04-2010
wow!!i knew the difference but wanted to be sure..really all my doubts are gone..very detailed explanation...thank u.
Akhil Jain	28-04-2010
It is really very good explanation, in HCL interview, interviewer asked me this question & that time I was not sure but after reading it I am confident that next time will not confuse with Get & Post. Thanks once again
Pawan Kaushal	11-05-2010
It is a very simple and understandable article for any stage asp.net programmer.
vishnu	27-05-2010
good....nice explanation of GET method,but still no explanation of POST method in the above context. Kindly take care of this also. :)
Batool	06-06-2010
very well explained. Thanks for the share. God Bless you!
khushbu	23-06-2010
Short &n Simple, yet effectively explained & easy to understand... Keep it up!!
nikhil	28-06-2010
to the point explanation , just what i was looking for .....!! :) gud work .
Amit sharma	22-08-2010
really very simple explanation very simple word are use plz put some focus on PUT method
sunil kulkarni	27-08-2010
it is simple and mindblowing explanation. its look like simple but i gathered lots of information from this differentiation.. Thank you
gurmeet kaur	29-09-2010
thanks for explaning in so simple words and also do some focus on put method
vandana	21-10-2010
explanation was good but for the post method should also b given.......
Ganesh Mandlik	25-11-2010
Good Explanation, but its only about Get Method.
satz	29-07-2011
yeah..its a very good article..but not explain Post method to enough level....Post method is used for security purpose. end user are not see the processing data....
MRT	28-02-2012
Good Explanation, and easy to understanding..!
shailendra	08-04-2012
nice explanation of GET method,but where is explanation of POST method........sir
zaty	09-04-2012
i find this very short but informative.nice!thank you:)
Haseeb	14-05-2012
No this was not helpfull for me. you should tell more about the pros and cons of POST and GET
anoop vaidya	28-05-2012
Having 5+ yrs exp in IT, i must say...superb way to explain. I am not in web developement so its difficult for me to grasp all these stuffs :p
Sunil prajapati	21-11-2012
Nice explanation about get and post method my all doubt have gone.

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