passing parameter from jsp to servlet

[Pandurang Shenoy]

I have a jsp page(test.jsp) and a servlet.
I have provided link in test.jsp........So,when I click on that link,it invokes the servlet and I need to pass a parameter (say a string) to the invoked Servlet...How can I do this...?Please help

[Sarada Bhasker]

create the link href value dynamically and append the string value which you want to pass. Then you can read it using request.getparameter() in the servlet.

[Siva Jagadeesan]

Append the query String in the link to the Servlet like this
HelloWorldServlet?name=Siva
In the Servlet the name=Siva will be appear as Request parameter.
request.getParameter("name") will return "Siva" as a String

[Fisher Daniel]

This is the code in test.jsp
...
<a href="MyServlet?data=MyData">Go to server</a>
...
and the servlet class :
public class MyServlet extends HttpServlet
{
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) {
String data = req.getParameter("data");
}
}
Hope this help
correct me if i am wrong
daniel

[Sarada Bhasker]

one small change
<a href=<%=Stringwhichholdstheservletanddata%> >Go to server</a>

[Pandurang Shenoy]

Thanks to all for your answers