request.getParameter() returns a null value in the servlet

Hi guys,

I am struggling with a basic stuff and I could not succeed, I have developed many web apps but never faced a similar problem, please help me out...

My servlet is returning null value for request.getParameter("pname");

JSP Code:

web.xml

Servlet Code

-Nandhakumar S.

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Nandhakumar Soundarrajan wrote:Expecting your response...

"Expecting"? Don't you think that's a tad rude? You might want to re-evaluate your approach.

It's not at all clear how the servlet is invoked and what relationship it has to the JSP as the action of your form submits to another JSP, not the servlet.

I am sorry, I am new to this forum...

Actually the form submit will be calling

I was trying several things, but even a JSP could not get the parameter from the request

Sorry that's my mistake, please help me out

Nandhakumar Soundarrajan wrote:

<form name='test' method='post' action='/prompt/newproject'>

your url-pattern is <url-pattern>/newproject</url-pattern> in web.xml

Hi Seetharaman,

I have tried that but not working... for the past two days I am struggling with this, I don't no what went wrong.. other webapps in the same server works fine.

Well first make sure that the capitalization is correct. I think request parameters are case sensitive so Pname and pname are different. Although your code shows correct capitalization, still it would be a good idea to recheck it.

Also I'm not sure of the input tag syntax you are using. Try using this

HTML tag atrributes should be in double quotes.

Try changing to

Hope it will solve your problem.

It didn't workout

Also, I tried submitting the form to a JSP file and in the JSP also, I am unable to get the parameter...

Hey.
Are you sure the request in getting posted to your servlet.

Secondly, have you changed the attributes to double quotes..

Its not only input tag but all the tag attributes available in your form/html.

Mohamed Inayath wrote:
HTML tag atrributes should be in double quotes.

For information : it is not must

Coming to the problem . did you get any exception ? what you see in your browser response?

I am not getting any exception in my console and browser is blank..

Hi,

can you try printing the parameter names from the request?

Hi Srini,

request.getParameterNames() also returned null value...

request.getParameterNames() never returns null. In case 'request' has no parameters, the method returns an empty Enumeration.

Mohamed Inayath wrote:Secondly, have you changed the attributes to double quotes.

Eitehr double or single quotes can be used, though it more customary to use double quotes.

Hi Marimuthu,

The getParameterNames returned empty enumerator java.util.Hashtable$EmptyEnumerator@1b044df

Hi Guys,

I just found that my doGet is working, but I do not know, why doPost is not working...

Nandhakumar Soundarrajan wrote:I just found that my doGet is working, but I do not know, why doPost is not working...

I know you get it using doGet, but still my curiosity is the URL patern in form action tag, it shouldn't contains a slash /
The code above will work fine for doPost(..)

Thanks
Jack

Hi,

Please help me out in finding why my doPost is not working...

Sorry to bother you all, its a bit urgent..

Please post your Servlet Code . earlier you post only doPost() . it might be help to figure out the problem

JSP and web.xml will be useful as well.

there is no issue in your jsp/servlet, i tried its working , since you are using system.out.println, the servlet prints the form values in standard output, not the browser. if you want it to print in browser , use printwriter instead. let me know if you able to.