Request parameter

<html>
<body>
<form method ="POST" action="SelectBeer.do">
<select name="color">
<option>red
<option> blue
</select>

in the code when we say
if (color.equals("red"))
{
System.out.println("welcome color is red");
}

Here how is color an object ??

jose chiramal wrote:
in the code when we say
if (color.equals("red"))
{
System.out.println("welcome color is red");
}

Here how is color an object ??

Which code you are taking about ? Servlet or Some Action class in java ?

Can you show, How did the color object is initialized?

Chinna Eranna wrote:

jose chiramal wrote:
in the code when we say
if (color.equals("red"))
{
System.out.println("welcome color is red");
}

Here how is color an object ??

Which code you are taking about ? Servlet or Some Action class in java ?

I guess the question quoted here isnt complete. Try posting complete details of the same.

Because it's a string? Or some other class whose equals() method takes a string?

Thanks David,Newton for your reply.