Here's a guess. Close off the tag for the static string. For example:
<%! private static final String DEFAULT_NAME = "World"; %>
Then put the rest of your code in
<%
// the rest of your code
%>
--- Bob Prah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't get the following code to display the string variable "DEFAULT_NAME"
> when variable "name" is null or empty. This appears unusual :
> [
>
> <HTML>
> <HEAD><TITLE>Hello1</TITLE></HEAD>
> <BODY>
> <B>
> Hello, <%= getName(request) %>
> </B>
> </BODY>
> </HTML>
>
> <SCRIPT RUNAT="server">
> <%! private static final String DEFAULT_NAME = "World";
>
> private String getName(HttpServletRequest req) {
> String name = req.getParameter("name");
> if (name==null)
> return DEFAULT_NAME;
> else
> return name;
> }
> %>
> </SCRIPT>
>
> ]
>
> Any suggestion will be much appreciated.
>
> -Bob
>
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