You could use multiple request.getParameter("parameterName") 's to get all
parameters.
--Shrisha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ferghil O'Rourke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Invoking a servlet via a hyperlink
> Yes. I've just managed to get this working. I can now invoke
> the servlet and pass in the parm values trailing it.
>
> Just a Q since I have you though. When I use req.getParameters()
> to get the parameter string here it just comes back as one big
> string. So I'll have to parse the parameters out manually right?
>
> Thanks.
> Ferghil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shrisha Radhakrishna
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 7:37 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Invoking a servlet via a hyperlink
>
>
> I might be way off here (since I don't use this approach); but, can't you
> just say
>
> <a
>
href="servlet/controllerServlet?name=RetrieveVendors.do¶m1=value1..">Hyp
> erlink</a>
>
> This should definitely invoke the controller servlet with all the right
> parameters.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ferghil O'Rourke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 5:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Invoking a servlet via a hyperlink
>
>
> > Yes, I'm pretty sure that I can pass the values via the href ok to the
> > servlet
> > and have it parse those parms when it gets them. But that's not the
> problem.
> >
> > The problem is how to get the servlet invoked from the hyperlink. Right
> now
> > the hyperlink isn't even invoking my servlet.
> > Also, I'd prefer not to use javascript if possible as I don't want to
run
> > the risk of losing browsers that don't support it.
> >
> > -Ferghil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6:33 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Invoking a servlet via a hyperlink
> >
> >
> > have you tried using
> >
> > <a href="RetrieveVendors.do?name1=value1&name2=value2">my link</a>
> >
> > I would think this would pass all the same info as a form.
> >
> > /Ian
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ferghil O'Rourke
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 7:31 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Invoking a servlet via a hyperlink
> >
> >
> > [sorry, not sure this got submitted earlier...]
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas on how handle hyperlinks in an MVC controller
> servlet?
> >
> > We've been in the process of developing a servlet based on the MVC model
2
> > architecture for the last few months now. And many thanks to Craig for
his
> > key contributions here. I've implemented his action class mechanism
> > successfully to have a single "controller" servlet interact with java
> > business objects thru action objects.
> >
> > Each action object maps to the name attached to a FORM SUBMIT in our JSP
> > pages. So, for example, a pushbutton submits the name
"RetrieveVendors.do"
> > to the controller servlet, the servlet uses this string as a key to a
> > hashtable of action class names, instantiates the relevant action class,
> and
> > finally invokes it's perform() method. The action class then takes over
> and
> > performs processing relavant to that pushbutton. It also has the
facility
> to
> > pull all the data from the SUBMIT into the relevant business object.
> >
> > It all works very nicely. However, the whole mechanism does depend on
all
> > interaction with the controller servlet being performed using FORM
> SUBMITS.
> > I'm fine with this but there are times when I'll want to interact with
the
> > controller servlet via a hyperlink - or **via a SUBMIT that looks and
> > behaves like a hyperlink.**
> >
> > SUBMITs will always look like button clicks - the mouse pointer doesn't
> turn
> > into a finger but remains as an arrow etc. There are ways to make
SUBMITs
> > resemble hyperlinks using IE4 style tags but these don't work for
> netscape.
> >
> > Anyone encountered this sort of problem before? I'd prefer to keep
> > everything as a SUBMIT so that I'm always routing through the servlet.
I'd
> > like to compromise and use a real hyperlink only when the target page
> > contains static content.
> >
> > Any ideas thoughts really welcome.
> > Thanks,
> > Ferghil O'Rourke
> > USMoving.com - chief programmer
> >
> >
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