simple error due to use of double quotes in a jsp file

Question

I have the following line of code in a JSP File in my web app that is giving an error:

Answer 1

You should use single quotes on the value parameter, ie:

value='<%=request.getParameter("userName")%>'

or set the org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.STRICT_QUOTE_ESCAPING parameter to false as described here:

http://blogs.sourceallies.com/2009/10/strict-quote-escaping-in-tomcat/