Hi Pierre,
Thanks a lot.I am going through the docs to look at the usage of the
select and option tags.
Once again thanks a lot for that quick response!!!
Pierre Métras wrote:
>
> Hi Gigen
>
> > Is there an archive available for this list that can be searched ?
> >
> http://archive.covalent.net
>
> > I have a requirement wherein I need to populate a ComboBox from a
> > Database.Wanted to know if struts has any kind of support available in
> > order to achieve the same.
>
> Right from the box, no.
> You'll have to write a bean that reads your data from the database and put
> it in two arrays (one for values, other for labels) or collections. Then,
> you can use the <struts:select> and <struts:options> tags to create the
> combobox and populate the option from the arrays.
> The main idea of struts is to separate presentation (your combobox) from the
> data, so the need for an intermediate bean (the controller) to manage them.
>
> Pierre Métras
