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Setting a JavaScript Variable to Session

Divya Chandrasekhar

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Hi All,

I have an issue with setting a JavaScript variable to session. This is a string and I need to retrieve this in my Action Class and process further. I am using Struts 1.1.
I have tried setting this variable as a hidden variable however, it doesn't reach the Action Class - I get a null value.

Any suggestions on what I would need to do?

Here's the gist of what I am trying to do:

JSP:
<html>
<body>
<input type="hidden" name="userInfo" />
<input type="submit" onclick="submit();" value="Submit">
<input type="submit" onclick="cancel();" value="Cancel">

<form>
....
....
....
//make a call to foo()
</form>
<script>
function foo() {
var bar = "Divya";
document.getElementsByTagName("userInfo").value = bar;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

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bhanu chowdary

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Just to be sure, Did you have the variable"userInfo" in the actionform?? And how are you accessing this value in the action class??
Please put an alert below the code and see what is being printed.

Divya Chandrasekhar

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the alert prints the value "Divya"... checked this

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bhanu chowdary wrote: Did you have the variable"userInfo" in the actionform?? And how are you accessing this value in the action class??

You didn't answer these questions

Divya Chandrasekhar

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My bad

To answer your questions:
1. I have a variable userInfo in the action form
2. I am accessing the value by doing a String str = request.getParameter("userInfo");

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bhanu chowdary

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Its been a while since I have worked on struts. I remember encountering the same issue once.
Could you please try it with <html:hidden> tag instead of <input type=hidden>?
I don't have my workspace setup to work with struts now. But its worth giving a try

This should be inside the form tag

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Thanks bhanu, will try it out and let you know...

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No luck

Any help will be appreciated!

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Hi Divya,

My suggestion will be to try to convert your post request to get and see if that parameter is appended to your URL.

if not, there is only one logical reason that your parameter "userinfo" is not a part of the form that is submitted.

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