Radio buttons not responding in JSP / Java

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Im trying to make a simple form with radio buttons in a JSP-page. After getting it to work, I would like to send the user to a new page called "matematikQuiz", but right now I am just focusing on letting the java know which of the three radio buttons has been pressed. Right now the way I see it, if the user chooses Female and submits it with the submit button, an alert should pop up. But it seems like the getParameter() method isn't working with the radiobuttons. It works fine with pressing the submit button though, but I was told it could check radio buttons as well, given the "name" (gender in my case). Any help would be much appreciated. :-)

<form action="matematikQuiz.jsp" method="post">
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="male"> Male<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="female"> Female<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="other"> Other 
</form>

<form action="matematikQuiz.jsp" method="post">
    <input type="submit" name="sendAnswer" value="Send the answer"></input>
</form>
<%
    if (request.getParameter("sendAnswer") != null) {
        //button has been pressed.

        String yourChoice = request.getParameter("gender");
        if ("male".equals("gender")){
            //you have selected male.
        } else if ("other".equals("gender")){
            //you have selected female.
          } else if ("female".equals("gender")){ 
%><script>
alert("you have selected <%=yourChoice%>");
</script>
<%

have you tried my answer code?

KhAn SaAb
– KhAn SaAb

2016-05-13 14:06:04 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:06 — KhAn SaAb
– KhAn SaAb, Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:06
Also if ("male".equals(yourChoice)) {.

Joop Eggen
– Joop Eggen

2016-05-13 14:18:35 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:18 — Joop Eggen
– Joop Eggen, Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:18
Accept my answer if it fix your issue.

KhAn SaAb
– KhAn SaAb

2016-05-13 14:47:14 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:47 — KhAn SaAb
– KhAn SaAb, Commented May 13, 2016 at 14:47

KhAn SaAb · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-13 14:00:44Z

1

create single form instead of two, because second form don't have radio buttons, and your radio present in first form,

keep submit button in first form, try below code

<form action="matematikQuiz.jsp" method="post">
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="male"> Male<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="female"> Female<br>
    <input type="radio" name="gender" value="other"> Other <br>

 <input type="submit" name="sendAnswer" value="Send the answer"></input>
</form>

answered May 13, 2016 at 14:00

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