This will not work :-)
If Name by any chance is null
then Name.equals will throw nullpointer exception.
Correct way:
String Name = request.getParameter("Name");
if (Name != null) {
//do something
}
else {
//do something else - like "Please enter name or die"
}
> -----Original Message-----
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> API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Sanika Kapoor
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: getParameter method return null string
>
>
> You can also check like this :
>
> String Name = request.getParameter("Name");
> if(!Name.equals(""))
> {
> do something
> }
> else
> {
> System.out.print(Name is returning null);
> }
>
> Sanika.
>
>
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