Again on the ComboBox, How should the arrays be passed to the jsp page.
I can think of a couple of ways to do it.
1. Could be passed through the session object.
2. Could be instantiated as part of the ActionForm.
Could someone please throw some light on this.
Thanks.
Pierre Métras wrote:
>
> Hi Gigen
>
> > Is there an archive available for this list that can be searched ?
> >
> http://archive.covalent.net
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> > 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
