jsp file based on getparameter condition

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This is my jsp file in which I am trying to execute same jsp file after clicking the button.. How to set the if condition? If Iam setting like "if(request.getParameter("xxx") != null)" its not giving any error. The class file is getting created. But, always if condition fails. Any alternative method is there?
I tried like this:
String s=request.getParameter("q");
if( s.length() > 0)
Then, I am getting NullPointerException...

my code:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Details
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<form name="fn" action="file1.jsp?q=tb.getText()">
Query: <input type="text" value="" name="tb">
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
<%
if(request.getParameter("q") != null)
{
out.println(q);
}
%>
</body>
</html>
Regards,
Ganesh Natarajan

Raghvendra Sharma

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posted 22 years ago

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Hi there
I don't think you have been able to describe your problem in the best way. But i think i might help.
if you are getting null pointer exception at the s.length(), it is very much correct. There might not be a parameter called q in the request, in which case it would return a null.
you better check as if(s!=null) { ... }
that wo'nt give you null pointer exception.
hope it helps
raghav

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Poornima Shetty

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Hi,
This is a very common thing that keeps repeating.So what you can do is whenever you expect a parameter value using request.getParameter() check for not null as:
if (request.getParameter("Mode") != null)
{
//do something here;
}
if you are sure of the value that you are getting,i mean if you know the value then you could check it this way too:
if (request.getParameter("Mode")!= null
&& request.getParameter("Mode").equals("Yes"))
{
//do something here;
}
else the best way to avoid null pointer exception is use ternary operators so that even if the value is null you can put "" and avoid the exception as below:
(request.getParameter("Mode") == null?"":request.getParameter("Mode);
So in the above lines of code if the value is null then "" is put else the actual value gets substituted.
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P.

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