//  Listing 3
//
//  Servlet server-side code to read a serialized 
//  student object from an applet.
//
//  The servlet code handles a POST method
//
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
                   HttpServletResponse response) 
           throws ServletException, IOException
{
    ObjectInputStream inputFromApplet = null;
    Student aStudent = null;        
    PrintWriter out = null;
    BufferedReader inTest = null;
        
    try
    {  
        // get an input stream from the applet
	inputFromApplet = new ObjectInputStream(request.getInputStream());
	    
        // read the serialized student data from applet        
        aStudent = (Student) inputFromApplet.readObject();
        
        inputFromApplet.close();

	// continue the process for registering the student object

    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        // handle exception
    }	
}