Hmm .. how about using an array to keep track of the parameters passed to POST
and renaming all your form elements to "form_input", then you could use:
String sInputValues[] = (String []) req.getParameterValues("input");
And rearrange the input anyway you'd like. Just an idea.
- Jon
Message UK wrote:
> Hi there.. I have a problem with getting parameters in a servlet -
> specifically the order in which my parameters are submitted. My html code is
> as follows (abbreviated):
>
> <FORM NAME="user_profile" ACTION="../servlet/MyServlet3" METHOD=GET
> TARGET="_self">
>
> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="fact_name" VALUE="user_profile">
>
> <SELECT NAME="country"><OPTION VALUE="uk"> UK etc.,</SELECT>
>
> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="hiv_status" VALUE="HIV positive"> HIV positive<BR>
> etc.,
>
> <SELECT NAME="age"><OPTION VALUE="under 18"> under 18 etc.,</SELECT>
>
> <INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="sex" VALUE="female"> female<BR>
>
> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="submit"></FORM>
>
> and my servlet code needs the HIDDEN field (fact_name) to be retrieved
> first:
>
> Enumeration enum = req.getParameterNames();
> String name = null;
> String value = null;
>
> while (enum.hasMoreElements())
> {
> //gets each parameter one at a time
> name = (String) enum.nextElement();
> value = req.getParameter(name);
>
> out.println(name + value + "\n");
> <snip>
>
> try{
> //use first parameter to name the fact
> if("fact_name".equals(name)){//i.e. the parameter is the name of the fact
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> <snip>
>
> this code above relies on the hidden field in my html code being the 1st
> parameter retrieved...
>
> but I'm actually getting the parameters in this order (when I print them out
> after the value = req.getParameter(name); (see above):
>
> 1.hiv_status
> 2.country
> 3.age
> 4.sex
> 5.fact_name
>
> Does anyone know how to control the order in which parameters are submitted,
> or any other help as to what I'm not doing?? Many thanks! D Lampon
>
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