Need Help With Java Query String

Question

I'm new to Java and I'm passing data via a URL to another page(I'm not using a form). I have been succesfull in decoding the string to return the name value below:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function decodeSearchString() {
var nameValue = new Array();
var searchStr = unescape(location.search.substring(1));
if (searchStr) {
var formElement = searchStr.split("&");
var tmpArray = new Array();
for (k = 0; k < formElement.length; k++) {
tmpArray = formElement[k].split("=");
nameValue[tmpArray[0]] = tmpArray[1];
return nameValue
var srchData = decodeSearchString();
</SCRIPT>
However, now I need to add the value returned from the above srcipt to the Java script listed below:
<SCRIPT Language="Javascript" SRC="#srchData.link#?open&pID=PAR"> </SCRIPT>
This above script if working will add the HTML from the URL query to the page, but I keep getting a Java Error with this script. Please Help !

Answer 1

I assume you are using a JSP page and not just solely doing Javascript. IF you are using JSP, then read on. Otherwise, I can revisit your script.
To obtain the value of the query string, you would use a method call such as:
String strQuery = request.getQueryString()
Or, to get a single parameter off the query string, you can call:
String strSearchData = request.getParameter("paramname");
Or, if you want all the parameters and values instead of just one long string you can call:
Enumeration enumParamNames = request.getParameterNames();
You can use the above enumeration in combination with getParameter() to get the values.
In order to build your script line and add the query string, you would then do something like this:
<SCRIPT Language="Javascript" SRC="#<%=strSearchData%>.link#?open&pID=PAR"> </SCRIPT>
Notice the <%= %> block in the above code.
I hope that is what you were looking for. Your example is somewhat confusing so I may have answered wrong.
Mike