> > 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?
>
> Yes, the spec was undefined about that, and there was no test in the
> reference test suite either. It got "standardized" on Tomcat 4.1, in the
> end (as I understand it).
So, just to clarify, it is "getParameterValues" giving *values*, wich is a plural and
thus returned as an array? You can have several fields with the same name, so I guess
it should be an array...
Nix.
