jsp string syntax

[keydrive]

How to escape double quotes within a string to include the value of a variable from a JSP?

Two variables, "start" and "end" are dates from a calendar function. I need the variable "query" to update with the start and end variables but can't get it to work.

 
String     Start = request.getParameter("start");
String     End   = request.getParameter("end");
 
 
if ((Start != null) && (!Start.equals("")) || ((End != null) && (!End.equals(""))))
    {    
    query += "+AND+NEAR{Start,End}:MODIFIED";
    }
 

I tried encoding the curly brackets because I need them in the output like %7B${start},${end}%7D but that doesn't work either. Also tried a variety of quotes.

Thanks for your suggestions

[keydrive]

I understand how to return the value of a variable in JSP. I'm just having problems escaping the double quotes required on the query += line.

<%=Start%>

[keydrive]

Solution:

query += "+AND+NEAR{" + Start + "," + End + "}:MODIFIED";