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Default Value of Text Element

Gregg Bolinger
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When processing a request in a servlet and I say
String text1 = request.getParameter("textfield1");
And textfield1 has no value, will text1 be null or "" ?
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the value will be "".
if textfield1 does not exist on the request the value will be null.
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Perfect, that is what I was hoping for. Thanks.
 
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