Add username and password to an HTTP connection with J2ME

[daldaver]

¿How can I do this?
Some sites need authentication through an username and password. In Internet Explorer you can do it with this URL:
http://loginassword@server
But it doesn't work with J2ME.

MIDP documentation tells you can do it with HttpConnection class through the setRequestProperty method, but it's needed to do it before connect. The one way I know to use an HttpConnection is through these sentences:

HttpConnection c = null;
c = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(url);

So connection is done inmediately and setRequestProperty cannot be used.

Some tutorials tell it can be done this way:

HttpConnection c = null;
c = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(url);
c.setRequestProperty("...");

They tell it works because the connection is opened when doing c.openInputStream(), but it doesn't work, an error occurs telling the connection is open.

Anyone know the solution?
Best regards
David Aldavero

[bayu99]

This is how i add username&pass through HTTP connection

HttpConnection mConn = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(urlAddr);

mConn.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.POST);
mConn.setRequestProperty("IF-Modified-Since",
"20 Jan 2001 16:19:14 GMT");
mConn.setRequestProperty("User-Agent",
"Profile/MIDP-1.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0");
mConn.setRequestProperty("Content-Language", "en-CA");
mConn.setRequestProperty("Connection","close");
//---------------------------------------------------
mConn.setRequestProperty("User",usr);
mConn.setRequestProperty("pass",pass);
//------------------------------------------------------

It worked just fine. On the Server u read the User & pass parameter with HttpResponse.getHeader("..") if u're using a Servlet in the Server

Hope it help