with html : options tag

Thanks for the previous responses

I want to load values into the select html tag using <html : options> tag.
But the values for the same has to be fetched from the database.

My question is where do i fill the arraylist for this "options" tag... in formBean or the Action Class...
I tried adding the code into the constructor of the action class, a static block and finally in the perform method also...but nothing seems to work.

I get the following error

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Cannot create iterator for this collection
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:254)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:295)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)

The jsp code is sthg like this:

<html:select property="strName" size="1">
<logic:iterate id="sample" name="SampleFormBean">
<html ptions labelProperty="arlName" name="SampleFormBean"/>
</logic:iterate>
</html:select>

Someone kindly reply asap... cos iam totally marooned

<html

ptions> renders a Collection of Select Options. You do not need to use the surrounding <logic:iterate> tag.
See the documentation for <html

ptions> for correct usage.

As for populating the collection, I find the action a good place for setting the form bean elements to values required to be displayed in the view. You could use the constructor to show default values in the view.

Sheldon Fernandes
[ October 06, 2004: Message edited by: Sheldon Fernandes ]

hi geetha,

this is how i used html

ptions:
<html:select property="mailCountryId">
<html

ptions collection="countries" property="key" labelProperty="value"/>
</html:select>

In my ActionForm i have the countries attribute as a HashMap. that worked for me.

And regarding where to put the logic for retrieving the collection values, i think it's better to put in actionform because when the validation for a jsp fails, the collection values will not be repopulated if the logic is not in the actionform.

hope this helps,
Seshu

It still doesnt work!!!
Check my code below...

In the JSP:

<html:select property="selectCriteria">
<html ptions collection="criteria" property="key" labelProperty="value"/>
</html:select>

In the FormBean:

private HashMap criteria;
private String selectCriteria;
public HashMap getcriteria()
{
return criteria;
}

public void setcriteria(HashMap value)
{
criteria = value;
}

public String getSelectCriteria()
{
return selectCriteria;
}

public void setSelectCriteria(String value)
{
selectCriteria = value;
}

In the Action class:

HashMap criteria = new HashMap();
criteria.put(new Integer(1),"Sangeetha");
criteria.put(new Integer(2),"Madhavan");
objFormBean.setCriteria(criteria);

Please help me... i know iam making a mistake somewhere... but iam unaware of where the
error is!!!

Hi sangeeta

Check out properly whether that hashmap is getting persisted properly or not ....mean i doubt the way in which u r coming to that jsp.............as by that time the scope of ur form bean is lost

because i tested the same using the folloing code with out any action class but i have a formbean

<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld" prefix="bean" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %>

<%

java.util.HashMap criteria = new java.util.HashMap();
criteria.put(new Integer(1),"Sangeetha");
criteria.put(new Integer(2),"Madhavan");
request.setAttribute("criteria",criteria);
%>
<html:form action="login.do" method="post">

<html:select property="userName">
<html

ptions collection="criteria" property="key" labelProperty="value"/>
</html:select>
</html:form>

if u want just try this out just directly run the page u will get the results.

so i doubt ur hapsmaps persisatnce....so bettet to debug before this <html:cptions jsut try to print the hashmap in ur formbean i am sure that will be null

The naming convention of your accessor and mutator methods for property criteria is incorrect (unless you have typed it incorrectly in the post).

property: criteria
accessor: getCriteria() (Capital 'C')
mutator : setCriteria() (Capital 'C')

Sheldon Fernandes

hi sangeetha

you add the values to ArrayList in Action.

and store that object in session or application.

and

in jsp use that like:

<html:select property="propertyname">
<html

ptions collection="collection name" property="propertyname"/>
</html:select>

Try this code:

In the placeof beanName(as given in your struts-config.xml) write the name of your bean

<html:select property="criteria" name="beanName">
<html

ptionsCollection name="beanName" property="criteria" label="key" value="value"/>
</html:select>

I too worked with same problem. Atlast I found solution. That's why I am posting this solution.