 - the <code>ServletInputStream</code> object that contains the data sent from the client</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a <code>HashTable</code> object built from the parsed key-value pairs</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</a></code> - if the data sent by the POST method is i