Problem with closing script tag

[Anup Srivastava]

I am trying to perform following operation

<script>
function getValue(){
document.form1.brief.value = '<%=briefstr %>';
}
</script>

where "brief" is a hidden variable and "briefstr" is a Java String variable and consists of javascript contents. when javascript inside value closes, that script tag, closes script in my jsp file and gives javascript Error I need to assign these value onload of body for rest of the cose. How can i handle it?

[Adeel Ansari]

You can not, simply.

JavaScript runs on client side, on the other hand JSP is a server-side technology.

[Bear Bibeault]

and "briefstr" is a Java String variable and consists of javascript contents.

Do you not thing it might help to show us what that is?

I need to assign these value onload of body for rest of the cose.

"cose"? What's a "cose"?

[seby mathew]

remember one thing 'briefstr' is a server side variable, means this is a java variable and it gets initialised in server side, so you have to write some method to manipulate the server side variable (like replace '>' with '>') so that it wont affect your html rendering of the jsp.