access hidden field value into another jsp file

Question

i've a hidden field value

<input type="hidden" id= "i1" name="h1" value="Request Recieved"/ >

i need the value to be read in another jsp file whose reference is mentioned in the current file.

i'm using out.println(request.getParameter("h1")); but its printing null..

`i need the value to be read in another jsp file whose reference is mentioned in the current file.` can you show bit of code for this statement — jmj, Nov 24 '10 at 11:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

This will only work when you navigate to another JSP by a <form> which has this field embedded.

E.g. page1.jsp:

<form action="page2.jsp">
    <input type="hidden" name="foo" value="bar">
    <input type="submit">
</form>

And page2.jsp:

<p>Hidden value: ${param.foo}</p>

That's all. It won't work when you navigate by a link <a> or submit another form where the hidden field is not included.

(the ${param.foo} does effectively the same as out.print(request.getParameter("foo")), only in a less vintage and ugly manner. See also How to avoid Java code in JSP)

access hidden field value into another jsp file

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