Yes. The ? will put the parameter into the request. You'll have to dig it out
of the request object in the doGet() method of your servlet.
--- Pierre-Yves Saumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With <A HREF servlet/foo id="abc">, you will get null.
>
> Try <A HREF servlet/foo?id=abc>
>
> Pierre-Yves
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
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> Chalapathi Rao A L
> Envoy� : mardi 15 mai 2001 14:28
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> Objet : Re: getParameter("id") from <A HREF servlet/foo id="abc">
> returns nul l
>
>
> hi steven,
> can you pass on the exact URL that is causing the problem???
>
>
> - Rao
>
> > ----------
> > From: [Steven Shaw][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 5:39 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: getParameter("id") from <A HREF servlet/foo id="abc">
> > returns nul l
> >
> > I've been struggling over this little issue for a couple of days. I
> > need a
> > value passed to a servlet from the <A HREF> calling the servlet. All
> > I get
> > is null. If anyone has actual code that makes this happen I would
> > really
> > like to see it as it exists ( no "foos" or "abcs") What's going
> > wrong?
> > (any new suggestions, Nic?)
> >
> > -Steven Shaw
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