<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Reading Hidden Controls</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>Reading Hidden Controls</H1> <% String text = ""; if(request.getParameter("TEXT1") != null) { out.println("The hidden text is:" + request.getParameter("TEXT1")); text = request.getParameter("TEXT1"); } %> <FORM ACTION="basic.jsp" METHOD="POST"> <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="TEXT1"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="HIDDEN" VALUE="<%= text%>"> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Set Hidden Text"> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML>