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= Tutorial Step 3 =
* '''Goal''': Build Hello $user application using form parameter as input
* '''Requirements''': 
** know how to compile with Eiffel (EiffelStudio).
** [[step_2.wiki|Previous step ]] completed

== "hello" project ==
* Let's start from the "hello_custom" project
* you will learn how to use the request: WSF_REQUEST argument
* See the hello project from [[step_3|step #3]] folder

* You can find code in [[step_3]] folder :

 message: WSF_HTML_PAGE_RESPONSE
         -- Computed response message.
     do
         --| It is now returning a WSF_HTML_PAGE_RESPONSE
         --| Since it is easier for building html page
         create Result.make
         Result.set_title ("EWF tutorial / Hello World!")
         --| Check if the request contains a parameter named "user"
         --| this could be a query, or a form parameter
         if attached request.string_item ("user") as l_user then
             --| If yes, say hello world #name
             Result.set_body ("Hello " + l_user + "!")
             --| We should html encode this name
             --| but to keep the example simple, we don't do that for now.
         else
             --| Otherwise, ask for name
             Result.set_body ("[
                         <form action="/" method="POST">
                             <p>Hello, what is your name?</p>
                             <input type="text" name="user"/>
                             <input type="submit" value="Validate"/>
                         </form>
                     ]"
                 )
         end
         --| note:
         --| 1) Source of the parameter, we could have used
         --|         request.query_parameter ("user") to search only in the query string
         --|         request.form_parameter ("user") to search only in the form parameters
         --| 2) response type
         --|     it could also have used WSF_PAGE_REPONSE, and build the html in the code
         --|
     end

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