is searchField a multiple select? are you sure that no other input box/button is named 'searchField'?
you can get an array in either of these scenarios. Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Bonsall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:45 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Request parameters not coming through correctly > [Tomcat 4.1.12] > > > > I am having a problem in Tomcat 4.1.12 that I did not have in > Tomcat 4.0.4. > I have a jsp that has two forms. Both forms have the same > name and use most > of the same parameters. The first form has a > drop-down("searchField") and a > textfield("searchString"). In Tomcat 4.0.4 these values came > through fine. > In Tomcat 4.1.12 the values are coming through in the > request, but they are > the second element in a String array. In other words, to get > the values out > I have to do something like the following: > > String searchFields[] = request.getParameterValues("searchField"); > String searchFieldValue = searchFields[1]; > > I should be able to just do: > String searchFieldValue = request.getParameter("searchField"); > > > Why would I be getting an array with two values? I was able > to get the form > to work if it was the only thing in the jsp, so I believe > there is something > external to the form being picked up as an additional > parameter, but I can't > figure it out. Any ideas? > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
