You could use a single key with some sort of delimter: sports.options=Football\Hockey\Badminton
and parse the key to create your options. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Lars Bergström [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 August 2003 12:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MessageResource, html:options & i182 Part 1 On a jsp page I want to have a html:select of the type that has a predefined number of options, e.g. different sports. Now, I want to make use of Struts internalization where the differents locales text strings are retrieved from its locale properties file. If I read the text strings from the Message resource file one by one then I have to edit my java code when I find out that I want another sport in my html:select. In my case a new sport is added very seldomly. Is there a nice way of using struts tags like logic:iterate together with html:select or Can I in some nice looking way with the help of MessageResourceBundle class retrieve all text strings starting with sports.* ? Part 2 Have being doing some thinking and reading, In chapter 13.4.3 (Struts in Action) I found text talking about exaktly this. Still, the "keys" array must be populated in some way. One alternative is to have a separate properties file that holds all the keys for different sports. Another alternative is to have a database table containing the keys. org.apache.scaffold.text.MessageUtils? Whereever did it go? Can't find it! Anyone? An aspect of this is how often you estimate that the information will be edited by the end user. If the end user never or almost never add new sports, then saving the i18n strings in a Resource files would be alright. However, if the end user quite frequently changes the information, perhaps would it then be more convenient to store the information in a database since it can be viewed more a part of the application rather than a part of the delivery of the product. Best regards Lasse Bergström --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************** Axios Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet email messages of this kind, please advise us immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by my Company or employer unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message. WARNING: While Axios Systems Ltd takes steps to prevent computer viruses from being transmitted via electronic mail attachments we cannot guarantee that attachments do not contain computer virus code. You are therefore strongly advised to undertake anti virus checks prior to accessing the attachment to this electronic mail. Axios Systems Ltd grants no warranties regarding performance use or quality of any attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage howsoever caused. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
