java - Send a tag in a url -

first, sorry english it's not native language.

so, working on application in jsp , in 1 of forms have field "comments". when submit form, value of field sent servlet ajax request.

var request = 'mainservlet?command=sendrequest'; request += ('&comments=' + $('#comments').val()); 

but when there "<" or ">" in field, $('#comments').val() translate them "&lt" or "&gl". exemple, converted &lt ;test&gl ;

and when want recover value in servlet, do:

string comments = request.getparameter("comments"); 

but url looks : mainservlet?command=sendrequest&comments=&lt ;test&gl ;

so request.getparameter("comments"); returns empty string.

i thought replace string &lt own code , replace again in servlet, there simpler way this?

thanks.

edit: after, reuse comments in other jsp.

i believe need encodeuricomponent function. convert string format can use inside uri.

just remember decode on receiving end, believe urldecoder class can you.