<script> element not refreshing

IamtheWalrus

I have a Java class that builds up a name/value pairs string that displays information in a JSP file. The data is added to the <script> element. E.g.

[HTML]<script>Value 1</script>
<script>Value 2</script>[/HTML]
The values are populated from values in a form, when i hit a button called Search.

When I fill in the values and hit Search, I then inspect the page and see the correct values (as above). But, if I change the values (say change Value 2 to Value 3) and hit Search, the script elements remain the same.

Can anyone tell me why?

colm_c

Need a bit more code to be honest.

Those <script> tags won't do much, they're invalid JS.

IamtheWalrus

Here is what is output in my JSP file. This is the part that won't refresh:

[HTML]<!-- START OF Web Trends logging -->
<script src="//interface.test.com/site04/script/wtinit.js?ver=20.72.11" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script>var dcsInit=new DcsInit('dcs6gwgaq100004ztxmdc01dd_8q1q','.com','.*bb\.com','statse-prod.com');</script>

<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCS.dcsuri','/site04/HotelPriceList.jsp');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.oss','SYD');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.oss_r','1');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.si_n','GenericBooking');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.si_x','3');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.cg_n','Options');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.cg_s','Results');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.SearchType','Search');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.ResultsCount','7');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.City','SYD');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.CityName','Sydney, Australia');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.DestinationType','C');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.RoomType','TB');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.RoomCount','1');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.CheckInDate','03/08/2014');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.CheckOutDate','03/10/2014');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Nights','2');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.StarRating','0');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Available','5');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.DaysToTravel','3');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.OnRequest','2');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.sp','J');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.SearchResultsHotels','SYD_VUL;SYD_MET1;SYD_AAR;SYD_CIT;SYD_DIA2;SYD_GRA1;SYD_ROY');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Availabilty','A;A;A;A;A;OR;OR');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.InventoryType','GC;GC;GC;GC;GC;GC;GC');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Location','All Locations');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Facilities','NNNNNNNNNN');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.SearchResultsSort','N');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Pagination','N');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.PageNumber','1');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.Duplicate','N');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('DCSext.OffersAvailable','N;N;N;Y;N;N;N');</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.ti','HotelResults');</SCRIPT>
<script src="//interface.test.com/site04/script/wtbase.js?ver=20.72.11" type="text/javascript"></script>
<noscript>
<div><img alt="DCSIMG" id="DCSIMG" width="1" height="1" src="//statse-prod.com/dcs6gwgaq100004ztxmdc01dd_8q1q/njs.gif?dcsuri=/nojavascript&WT.js=No&WT.tv=1.1.0"/></div>
</noscript>
<!-- END OF Web Trends logging -->
[/HTML]

Talisman

Any particular reason you are trying to write the meta tags with individual scripts instead of actual meta tags?

e.g. [HTML]<SCRIPT>addMeta('WT.oss','SYD');</SCRIPT>[/HTML]

could be written as a meta tag:
[HTML]<meta name="WT.oss" content="SYD">[/HTML]