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Need help with req.getParameter ()method

 
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I'm trying to get the values from the form and update the corrosponding database record.
I know for String variable , i would use:
member.password = req.getParameter("password");
I need to know how to get variable of type int and timestamp object.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot
 
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they're all strings so you gotta parse em.
 
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Hello Simon,
I'm totally new to this. COuld you plz gimme an example??...I'd appreciate it greatly
 
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Take a look in the API under the class you want. For example, to get an integer:

You may also want to check whether the parameter is null first, to avoid an exception.
 
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