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spaces while populating using s:iterator

 
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I am populating an ArrayList in a select(<select>) tag using s:iterator but when it is populated there is gap between each item in the list...

why is that so? I even tried trimming the values before they are added to ArrayList...

The output looks like...


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apple

guava

mango
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instead of...

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apple
guava
mango
 
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I think we'll need to see the code to know the problem. The s:select tag allows you to directly specify an iterable source which would be used to generate the select tag (with options inside) automatically...
 
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I used the simple select tag...

This is the code...

 
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Where are you seeing the newlines again?
 
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I think that whitespace exists where <s: tags /> used to be. Therefore, if you populate your <select> using the <s:select /> itself instead of the iterator your problem may be solved.
 
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I'm still confused. If the whitespaces are in the emitted HTML, who cares? If there are empty option elements, then something's broken, because I'm not sure how they could be generated from the code posted.
 
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I'm not sure how they could be generated from the code posted.



which is very strange... The problem still persists and I can't use s:select as it would disturb my UI alignment !!!
 
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Not if you used the "simple" theme.

You still haven't explained *where* the spaces are coming. If it's just in the HTML, then it doesn't matter.
 
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It's just in the HTML...

but the gap is of the size of the item in the list,so, a user can actually select the space between the two items which looks odd and also if there are 10 items, the list a 19 item drop down,( 9 spaces between 10 items)so it sort of hampers the UI display!
 
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Are you *sure* the list contains what you think it does? It's just not possible for the iterator tag to include objects that aren't in the list.

Note, by the way, that this would be more canonical as:But if you're seeing blank *options*, then it's not "just" in the HTML--it means there are items in the list that aren't displaying.
 
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But if you're seeing blank *options*, then it's not "just" in the HTML--it means there are items in the list that aren't displaying.



I tried to populate just 2 items say A,B

This is how the dropdown looks like....

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A


B
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instead of ...

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A
B
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may be it's silly but I am unable to solve this one...what else should be the culprit?
 
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Post the rendered HTML.

A broken list is the only other option: iterator can't iterate over list items that aren't there.
 
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Well I can sense a strange thing now...

First up I have an arrayList that contains values...

I am filtering these values by eliminating duplicates and putting them in another ArrayList...


In the above case,the following code would give more clarity...





The output...
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The conList is :--> [c1, c5, c1, c5]
j is :--> 0
j is :--> 1
The conValues set is :--> c1
The conValues set is :--> c5
The conValues is :--> [c1, c5]
 
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If there are only two items in the list then the JSP you posted cannot create empty option elements: all the iterator tag does is loop over the collection and run the body of the tag for each element.

Post the rendered HTML, along with the current JSP code.
 
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Hey David ...thanks for your patient replies...


It is very frustrating though...you mean this should do?

 
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No, the HTML rendered by the iterator tag--the part you're having a problem with.
 
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I didn't get that...



Now where should be 'post' inserted??
 
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*sigh*

Are you, or are you not, having an issue with your collection and/or iterator tag?
 
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yes, I do, but i don't how and where to post the rendered html which you suggested! kindly clarify..
 
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Post it here. Post it by copying and pasting it from the "view source" of your browser. Put it in code tags and disable HTML.
 
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Just do a View Source in the browser! Sheesh.
 
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Whoa! that is some comfusion...I thought I need to "Post" the value somewhere...well,well,here it goes, a bit long and the part to be noticed lurks in the middle...

There are two tabpanels both having same structure and so is for select...

 
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No, the ***rendered*** output of the iterator tag--the part you're having the problem with.

"Rendered" means the stuff handed back to the browser, which is why both Bear and I referenced the "view source" thing.
 
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Well, here it is...

 
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I give up.
 
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Bow down to David's patience

Pradeep, the source that you showed us is of the code that you wrote. Now you open that page in the browser and you get some unusual option elements right. Now when you open the page in the browser, depending upon the browser, do the following
If you are using firefox, go to View menu and there's an option called "Page Source", click on that
If you are using Internet Explorer, go to the View menu and there's an option called "Source", click on that

In both cases you'll see the HTML that the browser got from the server. Copy that HTML and post it here...
 
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Well,I looked foolish there,but here it is...



 
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At both places you have an opening <option> tag instead of a closing </option> tag...
 
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phew! that was one frivolous thing. Mother of all silliest things went on to become most important thread...yeah dats done and dusted.

Thank you all for those patient replies...

 
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*lol* Good thing Ankit has sharper eyes than I do ;)

For future reference, when we ask for rendered HTML we usually just mean the parts you're having a problem with, not the entire page.
 
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aye aye Sir! Kindly check my other queries...
 
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