getParameterValues() is used to get values of indexed
parameters...parameters that return more than one value. I don't know
how its defined if you use it to get the value of a parameter that's
only supposed to return a single value(probably returns an array of
Strings of length = 1)
Andrew
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"Jernigan, Bob" wrote:
>
> Isn't "getParameter()" deprecated? I've been using "getParameterValues"
> for both GET and POST. Works just fine.
>
> bob
> (just found this list today).
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Pratt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:22 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> >
> > Actually, I would disagree, at this point the question isn't what
> > should be
> > done, it's how can this person make use of the information passed to
> > him.
> > The answer is either to change to the GET method, or use
> > HttpUtils.parseQueryString.
> > (*Chris*)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gabriel Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 1:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> >
> >
> > >OK but the question is SHOULD the servlet engine include URL
> > parameters in
> > a
> > >POST request in the getParameter method or SHOULD the application be
> > forced
> > to
> > >use getQueryString()?
> > >
> > >Timothy Gallagher wrote:
> > >
> > >> .The HTTP specification mentions that you can POST to a CGI using a
> > URL
> > >> with QUERY information attached to the end. This is a valid way to
> > >> request a service, and means that in traditional CGI processing you
> > >> would have to parse the QUERY string as well as the message
> > CONTENT.
> > >>
> > >> A Servlet engine may take this approach of still separating the
> > >> information.
> > >>
> > >> (BTW - I'm using Apache JServ, and it see both during a POST)
> > >>
> > >> Tim Gallagher
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Gabriel Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:17 AM
> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> > >>
> > >> You are saying you are doing a POST and passing parameters in the
> > URL?
> > >> e.g. POST /servlet/projects?name=joe. If thats the case then your
> > >> Servlet Engine may not see that parameter. The engine only needs
> > to see
> > >> the URL parameters in a GET and Form values in a POST...
> > >>
> > >> Formanek Gary L wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm using servletrunner, so it should be OK. Basically I'm doing
> > what
> > >> I
> > >> > showed below with a post from an html web page with the action
> > equal
> > >> to
> > >> > below. Again, I don't get a value for name. It finds nothing and
> > >> returns
> > >> > null. All of the other form name/value pairs work fine, but the
> > >> parameters
> > >> > in the URL do not come thru.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Gary
> > >> >
> > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > From: Gabriel Wong [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:29 AM
> > >> > > To: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's
> > Java
> > >> Servlet
> > >> > > API Technology.; Formanek Gary L
> > >> > > Subject: Re: getParameter for POST
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > getParameter should work for both GET and POST. So there could
> > be a
> > >> > > problem with your Servlet Engine?
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Formanek Gary L wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Hi,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I was always under the impression you could use something
> > such as
> > >> > > > req.getParameter("name") to get the parameter values off the
> > URL
> > >> such as
> > >> > > > http://127.0.0.1/servlet/projects?name=joe. What I have found
> > is
> > >> that it
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > > null. Can't you do this with a post from a web page? It works
> > just
> > >> fine
> > >> > > for
> > >> > > > the form values on a web page. I know I can use
> > >> parseQueryString(), but
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > seems messy and I was hoping I could use the first one.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Gary
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
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