Image button in jsp

Question

Hello
To delete or update a item in a list in a form, I create some image buttons with name. I want to get the value of each button after clicking as the following:
<form method="post">
<input type="image" name="button1" value="1" src="a.gif" alt="Update">
<input type="image" name="button1" value="2" src="a.gif" alt="Update">
<input type="image" name="button1" value="3" src="a.gif" alt="Update">
<input type="image" name="button2" value="1" src="b.gif" alt="Delete">
<input type="image" name="button2" value="2" src="b.gif" alt="Delete">
</form>
I want to use the value of this button to do something such as
if request.getParameter("button1"){
get value of this parameter
if value =1{
do something-update}
if value=2 {
else if request.getParameter("button2"){
get value of this parameter
if value =1
do something else}
However, I cannot do this in IE but can do in FireFox.
Could you please help
Many thanks for any help
shoa

Answer 1

hi shoa,
for jsp servlet its better to use in javascript like , write a function that takes to servlet where u want to do the update or delete.
function fnUpdate()
     document.form1.action = "servletName?hidMode=0";
     document.form1.submit();
function fnDelete()
     document.form1.action = "servletName?hidMode=1";
     document.form1.submit();
<input type="button" value="Update " onClick="fnUpdate()">
<input type="button" value="Delete " onClick="fnDelete()">
and in the servlet u can get the hidMode value
int hidMode = 0;
hidMode = request.getParameter("hidMode");
switch (hidMode) {
case 0:
call a method that update the list.
break;
case 1:
call a method that delete the list
break;
good luck i think this will solve ur problem
regards
haribabu