Reading Applet variable to javascript but getting some [native code] error?

Question

Hello All,
I am trying to get the value of an applet variable into a javascript variable.
The variable in applet is: Public String list;
I am accepting it in javascript as: var val = document.content.list; where content is the applet name or ID
When I do: alert(val); , I get an alert box with "Hi" on it. Which is as expected.
However when I try to do: alert(val.length); , i get an alert box with "function length { [native code] }" in it.
I have seen such a thing for the first time in my life, I am quite new to the world of coding.
Can anyone tell me how can I solve this problem, because further I need to pass this javascript variable val to a server side script using Xmlhttp method.
Presently when I am passing the variable, it doesn't get saved on the server which I intend to do after passing the variable.
Any Suggestions??

Answer 1

mailsforabhinav wrote:
However when I try to do: alert(val.length); , i get an alert box with "function length { [native code] }" in it.That's because the returned String is still a Java string so you have to use val.length() to get the length!
If really want to convert the Java string to Javascript String then do
var val = document.content.list + "";
alert(val.length);Bye.