sending javascript objects to a servlet

[Ed DeMaio]

I have a javascript object that I store in a hidden form field.  It 
seems to be submitted to the servlet as an array of strings, where the 
indices are the values of the properties of the javascript Object.

Basically I'm wondering how I can have a javascript object mapped to a 
java object, instead of simply into an array of strings.  It seems to 
have something to do BeanUtils.populate(), but really I'm not sure.  If 
anyone can even point me in some vaguely helpful direction it would be 
much appreciated, as I have been searching for days.


Below is an example in case my description was unclear...
my jsp file includes:
        <script type="javascript">
                var test = new Object();
                test.property1 = "qwerty";
                test.property2 = 7;
        
                window.onload = function() {
                        document.getElementById('form1').test.value = test;
                }
        </script>
        
        <html:form styleId="form1"......>
                <html:hidden property="test" styleId="test" />
                <html:submit property="submit" />
        </html:form>
my ActionForm class contains the following getter and setter method:
        public TestObject getTest() { return testObj; }
        public void setTest(TestObject test) { this.testObj = test; }   
and my TestObject class contains the following getter and setter 
methods:

        public String getProperty1() { return prop1;  }
        public void setProperty1(String s) { this.prop1 =  s;  }
        
        public Integer getProperty2() { return prop2;  }
        public void setProperty2(Integer i) { this.prop2 =  i;  }
and when the form is submitted, i would like the test object in my 
action form populated with the properties from the javascript test 
object that was submitted.

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