then I would suggest to make your servlet into a jsp page, and that way you can use the jsp:forward to pass parameters
Filip > -----Original Message----- > From: Mufaddal Khumri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:02 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: request parameter question ... > > > I guess if i use setAttribute ... i have to use getAttribute > ... thats > the reason i get the blank string .. coz i was using getParameter > > my problem is that the jsp uses getParameter ... it would have been > good if i could have used the same method regardless as how the > parameter was set. > > On Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 02:37 AM, Filip Hanik wrote: > > > that is what request.setAttribute is there for. > > > > you can also look at JSP forward, that allows you to set > parameters, > > not sure how this translates to a servlet > > > > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/syntax/1.1/syntaxref1110.html > > > > > > filip > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mufaddal Khumri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:33 AM > >> To: Tomcat List > >> Subject: request parameter question ... > >> > >> > >> Hi , > >> > >> In my servlet I have the following code: > >> > >> String str = request.getParameter("name"); > >> > >> if(str.equals("xyz") == true) > >> { > >> str = "ChangedName"; > >> request.setParameter("name", str); // > >> <------------------------- how > >> do i do this ??? There is no method as request.setParameter() > >> } > >> > >> try > >> { > >> String path = "/SomeJSP.jsp" > >> > >> getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(pa > >> th).forwar > >> d(request, response); > >> } > >> catch(Exception ex) > >> { > >> ex.printStackTrace(); > >> } > >> > >> one way to do it would be to append the parameter and its > >> changed value > >> to the path: > >> String path = "/SomeJSP.jsp?name=str"; > >> > >> But is there some method like setParameter to do what I > want to do ? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
