In input textfield how to capture value atrribute dynamically ?

[manishrathi]

<input type="text" value="enter query" />

this code will provide default text in the textfield as "enter query"

If I want this value to be provided by java variable input_text, where input_text has value of "enter query"

<input type="text" value="<%=input_text%>" />

<input type="text" value=<%=input_text%> />

In the first instance, default value for the input text field will become
<%=input_text%> ,

while in second instance value=enter query , will this be valid ?

I tried it both ways and in the text field, I got "null".

How to capture value dynamically ?

thanks

[multimediocrity]

You might want to try posting this in a forum that discusses the language in question. You said Java. Try posting it there, as this the problem is not really with the HTML.