request.getParameter() and JavaScript

[Jolly Khanna]

In my jsp page, I'm setting the value of a hidden textbox and I'm trying to retrieve the contents of that text box in a Servlet using request.getParamter, but I'm getting "null" as a result. First I set the value of the hidden paramter in javascript. I don't use an "action" for my form. Instead I use location.href in javascript. Can someone PLEASE help?
Here is the JSP page:
<Javascript>
function setValue(str1, str2)
{
document.test.name.value = str2
document.test.submit();
location.href = "/myPage/" + str1;
}
</javascript >
<form name="test"><input type=hidden name="name" value="">
</form >
<a on_click = "setValue('Hello', 'World');" Click me!</a >

[Bear Bibeault]

Well Jolly, I'm not sure how the Request.getParameter() fits into all this since you mention it in your message, but do not reference it anywhere in your example code. But, I think the javascript you want is more along the lines of:

function setValue( str1, str2 ) {
  document.test.name.value = str2
  document.test.action = '/myPage/' + str1;
  document.test.submit();
}

This probably should be moved to the Javascript forum.
hth,
bear

[Jolly Khanna]

Hey Bear,
Thanks for your help.
The request.getParameter() was being used to set the value of "name" to an object. In my Servlet I was calling String name = request.getParameter("name"); but the value was coming up null.