yes I pass it through url it is in a Link and there are many such links with
different values for the same parameter

like
<A href="../test.jsp?name='jack&joe'&desription='friends'>jack & joe</a>
<A href="../test.jsp?name='vtr&joshi'&desription='friends'>vtr&joshi</a>
<A href="../test.jsp?name='ravi&kumar'&desription='friends'>ravi&kumar</a>
...

V.T.R.Ravi Kumar, Engg.(CCX), BHEL Phone Office +91 1334285260 Mobile +91
1353114861
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From: "Eric Noriega" <noriega@(protected)>
To: <JSP-INTEREST@(protected)>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: Please help regarding passing special characters


>   How are you passing the parameter? Is it as part of a URL?
>
> vtr wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >
> >in one of my forms i am sending '&' something as in ' joe & Sam'
> >
> >but when i do the getParameter for the above i get only till joe
> >the rest gets truncated.
> >I will be thankful Any to help in this direction
> >
> >
> >
> >    V.T.R.Ravi Kumar, Engg.(CCX), BHEL
> >    Phone Office +91 1334285260
> >    Mobile +91 1353114861
> >
> >
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