Resolving form variables

The HTTP POST form is a very common way of passing the information to the server, in a structured way. This recipe shows how to parse and access these on the server side.

How to do it...

1. Open the console and create the folder chapter09/recipe12.
2. Navigate to the directory.
3. Create the file form.go with the following content:

        package main

        import (
          "fmt"
          "net/http"
        )

        type StringServer string

        func (s StringServer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter,
                              req *http.Request) {
          fmt.Printf("Prior ParseForm: %v\n", req.Form)
          req.ParseForm()
          fmt.Printf("Post ParseForm: %v...