Adding <c:if> to option tag

[Eshwar Prasad]

I am using JSTL to get populate the book list to select box.

In my action class i am setting selected book name to session on submitting the form. My success page of the action is also the same input page. So I am expecting the selected book name to be selected in the drop box.

<select name="bookname">
<option value="default">--Select Book--</option>	          					
<c:forEach var="booklist" items="${booknames}">
<option value="<c:out value="${booklist}"/>" <c:if test="${sessionScope.selectedState eq '${booklist}'}">SELECTED</c:if>><c:out value="${booklist}"/></option>
</c:forEach>	          					
</select>	

so i added the line to option tag.

<c:if test="${sessionScope.selectedState eq '${booklist}'}">SELECTED</c:if>

But the value is not selected as expected. Please let me know if I am making any thing wrong here.

[Bhoomika Bathla]

Hi,

Try changing the line number four of your jsp to following : -

<option value="<c:out value="${booklist}"/>" <c:if test="${sessionScope.selectedState eq booklist}">SELECTED</c:if>><c:out value="${booklist}"/></option> 

Thanks

[Bear Bibeault]

Did you look at the generated HTML to see if it was correct?

[Bhoomika Bathla]

yes i checked the source code it is showing one of the option as selected, which i select and if you are not able to get the result try printing the value of "sessionScope.selectedState".

[Bear Bibeault]

Bhoomika Bathla wrote:yes i checked the source code...

But you're not the one who needs to do the checking. The first step the OP should take is to check the generated HTML.

[Eshwar Prasad]

Thanks Bhoomika.

@Bear- I checked the generated HTML. As the value was getting printed when not placed inside the option tag, i was confused about the syntax usage. Any ways thanks for all help.