The multisymplectic structure for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation is presented. Based on the multisymplectic structure, we derive a nine-point variational integrator from the discrete variational principle and a six-point multisymplectic integrator from the Preissman multisymplectic scheme. We,show that the two integrators are essentially equivalent. Therefore, we call it a multisymplectic variational integrator. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.