getParameter() != null

[John McDonald]

Can anyone please tell me how I look for a null value parameter. What I have is an if loop that iterates through the unknown quantity of parameters(I've assinged numbers as the names of the parameters). I want to be able to tell the loop to break when I've come to a null parameter value(hence the last parameter). I am able to get the value, from the parameter, back as null but for some reason I can't write a boolean that will return true. I've tried ALL of the following:   if(req.getParameter(nameOfParam) != null) if(req.getParameter(nameOfParam) != (null)) if(req.getParameter(nameOfParam) != ("null")) if(!(req.getParameter(nameOfParam) == null))   String temp = req.getParameter(nameOfParam); if(temp != null) if(temp != (null)) if(temp != ("null")) if(!(temp == null))   NONE of these return true. What the HECK am I doing wrong?   I'd apprecate any help. Thanks   John D. McDonald CipherStream Systems email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.cipherstream.com ------------------------------------------------------- Secure E-Business Is Our Business -------------------------------------------------------