I think by now U must have already solved the problem
Any way what U can do is name all the checkbox with a different name and
receive it normally in yur servlet
like
arr[i] = req.getParameter(names[j]);
Nimesh
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeetandra Mahtani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 8:10 AM
Subject: checkboxes and servlets
>Hello,
>I have a form with several checkboxes. Now, the action of this form is a
servet, in which I
>need to see if the checkboxes have been selected. Until now, I have using
the following to
>retrieve values from a form:
>String opt3 = req.getParameterValues("opt3")[0];
>
>The html for a checkbox is:
><input type="checkbox" name="opt1" value="ON">Add a Complaint<br>
>
>If I retrieve opt1 by
>String opt1 = req.getParameterValues("opt1")[0];
>I get a nullpointer exception.
>
>Any way by which I could check if a checkbox is selected and retrieve the
value?
>Thanks,
>Jeetandra
>
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