/**
* @see HttpServlet#doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
* <p>Creates the question and registers it within the database then depending on what the
* user clicks, sends them to the finish quiz page or to create another question
*/
protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
HttpSession session = request.getSession();
Quiz qz = (Quiz) session.getAttribute("newQuiz");
DBConnection dbCon = (DBConnection) session.getAttribute("connection");
int qzID = qz.getID();
Question newQn;
String question = request.getParameter("question");
String answer = request.getParameter("answer");
int type = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("type"));
String MC = null;
switch (type) {
case 1:
newQn = new QResponse(question, answer);
newQn.setType(type);
break;
case 2:
newQn = new FillIn(question, answer);
newQn.setType(type);
break;
case 3:
newQn = new MultiChoice(question, answer);
MC = request.getParameter("choices");
((MultiChoice) newQn).addMCOptions(MC);
newQn.setType(type);
break;
case 4:
newQn = new PictureResponse(question, answer);
newQn.setType(type);
break;
default:
newQn = null;
break;
}
newQn.printString();
if (!newQn.equals(null)) qz.addQuestion(newQn);
Question.registerQuestion(qzID, type, question, answer, MC, dbCon);
// send the user on forward through the quiz creation
String action = request.getParameter("action");
if (action.equals("Create & Continue")) {
RequestDispatcher dispatch = request.getRequestDispatcher("chooseQuestionType.jsp");
dispatch.forward(request, response);
} else if (action.equals("Create & Finish Quiz")) {
RequestDispatcher dispatch = request.getRequestDispatcher("finishCreationQuiz.jsp");
dispatch.forward(request, response);
}
}
