Problem With Using c: Tag to Display Drop-Down Menu

[JiaPei Jen]

I am able to display the drop-down menu in the conventional way:

 
<bean:define id="nameList" name="PageBeans" scope="request" type="java.util.ArrayList" /> 
<html:select size="1" property="anything" multiple="false"> 
<html:options collection="nameList" property="name" labelProperty="name"/> 
</html:select> 
</html:form> 

PageBeans is an object that is passed from a Servlet. This object is a Collection of JavaBean, which in my case is called PageBean. This PageBean has only one property (to make it simple for testing purpose). This property is called 'name'. I do not have a label prepared for this property.

1. how do I show -Select- in this drop-down menu?

2. I tried to convert the code and use <c:...> tags, but I have a number of problems:

 
<select size="1" name="anything" multiple="false"> 
<c:forEach items='${PageBeans}' var='item'> 
<option value="<c:out value='${item.name}'>" 
<c:if test="${item.value==PageBean.name}">selected</c:if>> 
<c:out value='${item.name}'> 
</option> 
</c:forEach> 
</select> 

and the other way:

 
<select size="1" name="anything" multiple="false"> 
<c:forEach items="${PageBeans}" var="item"> 
<option value="${item.name}" ${item.value==PageBean.name ? 
"selected" : }>${item.name} 
</option> 
</c:forEach> 
</select> 

[Marc Peabody]

Keep it simple.

 
<bean:define id="nameList" name="PageBeans" scope="request" type="java.util.ArrayList" />
<html:select size="1" property="anything" multiple="false">
  <option value="">-Select-</option>
  <html:options collection="nameList" property="name" labelProperty="name"/>
</html:select> 

[ September 21, 2004: Message edited by: Marc Peabody ]
[ September 21, 2004: Message edited by: Marc Peabody ]