How do i pass selected date from jsp to servlet class

Hi,

I have a jsp page with in that i have a calender .so i can i get the date value in servlet class.can someone help me on this.

my jsp code is follows...

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI Datepicker - Display inline</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="jquery.ui.all.css">

<script src="http://jqueryui.com/jquery-1.7.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://jqueryui.com/ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
<script src="http://jqueryui.com/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
<script src="http://jqueryui.com/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js"></script>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="demos.css">
<script>
$(function() {
$( "#datepicker" ).datepicker();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div class="demo">

Date: <div id="datepicker" name="date"></div>

</div>

</body>
</html>

My doubt is here we display the date using <div> tag.If it is <input type="text"> then ,i know how to retrieve.But in the case of <div> how can i get in servlet class.

Thanks,
Snehithaprasad.

Use an <input> element.