>>engineerId is an attribute in the dataBean "shopWorkOrder". Can't I >>reference shopWorkOrder.engineerId inside the <%= %>? >>
I guess "shopWorkOrder" is the attribute name of the bean. The <%= %> should contain a java expression. Use the <bean:define> to define a JSP variable and use it in <%= %> <bean:define id="engineerId" name="shopWorkOrder" property="engineerId" /> then use <%=engineerId%> in the <html:select>. -----Original Message----- From: Au-Yeung, Stella H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 4:49 PM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: <html:select> question I got a compilation errror after I changed to using <%= %>: Here's my error: cannot resolve symbol probably occurred due to an error in /app/fdd/shopWorkOrder/CreateShopWorkOrder.jsp line 92: <html:select property="shopWorkOrder.engineerId" value="<%=shopWorkOrder.engineerId%>"> My actual segment of JSP: <bean:define id="eList" name="ShopWorkOrderFormBean" property="engineerList"/> <html:select property="shopWorkOrder.engineerId" value="<%=shopWorkOrder.engineerId%>"> <html:options collection="eList" name="ShopWorkOrderFormBean" property="userId" labelproperty="commonName"/> </html:select> engineerId is an attribute in the dataBean "shopWorkOrder". Can't I reference shopWorkOrder.engineerId inside the <%= %>? I want to compare value of "userId" in the collection with "shopWorkOrder.engineerId". -----Original Message----- From: Gopalakrishnan, Jayesh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 6:45 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: RE: <html:select> question Try something like this, <bean:define id="uList" name="UserFormBean" property="userList"/> <bean;define id="person" name="person.id" /> <html:select property="person.id" value="<%=person%>"> <html:options collection="uList" name="UserFormBean" property="userId" labelproperty="commonName"/></html:select> The "value" attribute is RT-Exp, and not name of a bean. hth -jayash -----Original Message----- From: Au-Yeung, Stella H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:38 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: <html:select> question Hi: I need to set a "pre-defined" option in <html:select> using the "value=" attribute, I thought the following will work: <bean:define id="uList" name="UserFormBean" property="userList"/> <html:select property="person.id" value="person.id"> <html:options collection="uList" name="UserFormBean" property="userId" labelproperty="commonName"/></html:select> I have a "person" bean. I want to set the "selected" option if "person.id" matches "userId" . I thought the "value" attribute is to be compared with for marking an option selected. But the above doesn't work. It always set the 1st option to be the "selected" option . Am I misunderstanding the use of "value="? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
