Using Enum with html:select

[Jason Ferguson]

Given a simple enum class:

public enum UnitOfIssue {
   BX(1,"Box"),
   EA(2,"Each");
 
   private int id;
   private String desc;
 
   UnitOfIssue(int id, String desc) {
      this.id = id;
      this.desc = desc;
   }
}

Can I use this enum to generate the values for an html ptions tag?

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Jay,
Are you looking to get the ids or descriptions in the options? UnitOfIssue.values() will give you a collection of the ids.

I can't think of a way to get a collection of descriptions without writing some code in the action. It isn't hard code to write of course. Just a loop to build the collection and then stick it in the request/session.