action stop,do something then forward

[punisher_by]

i coding with jsp and i need something with javascript...

i have simple text based link that forwarding to another page....

all i want is after clicking that link,before forwarding, i need to add something to my Sessions with jsp then forward that page...

a type of secure parameter passing

thanks a lot for any help

Burak

[shyam]

there are many ways u can do this...the more complex of which will be an AJAX solution...a more simpler solution would be to use a popup..

<a href="#" onclick="sessionPopup(sesVal, where)">..

function sessionPopup(sesVal,where) {
  window.open("someJSP.jsp?setvalue=" + sesVal + "&forwardTo=" + where);
}

the someJSP.jsp should output the following code after it has set the session

<script type="text/javascript">
window.opener.location.href = <%= request.getParameter("forwardTo") %>;
setTimeout("self.close();", 5000);
</script>

[punisher_by]

thanks for the quick response...
thats also a way but popups are usually not friendly...

so can u plz explain that ajax one or how can i find the information about it