can I do java script like the following

[kay lin]

Hi All:
Could someone take a look at the the following?

<%PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
         out.println("<script>");
      out.println("alert"+"("+"hello this is a test"+")"+";");
     out.println("</script>");
 %>

will javascript take place in effect?

[Marc Peabody]

out is an implicit object in scriptlets, so you can leave the first line out of your code.

Everything in the jsp will get turned to html before it ever reaches the client, so yes, it is valid and your resulting javascript should function normally.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

You need to add quotes around the parens to make it a string.

out.println("alert"+"('"+"hello this is a test"+"')"+";");

Since you are in a JSP, you don't need to use a scriptlet to output static things (like <script> tags.)

[Dirk Schreckmann]

Round these parts, posting the same question in multiple forums is bad practice. It can make it rather difficult to follow a conversation, plus folks spend time saying things that were just said.

Please continue in the duplicate post in the HTML and JavaScript forum...