Noel. How would your original select look for the states?
I have a variable in the bean for state which is the value (i.e. "NY") but not one for the state name (i.e. "New York"). My select is basic: <select name="state"> <option value="NY">New York</option> </select> In my bean I have private String state; with the getter and setter methods. Thanks. Denise Mangano Help Desk Analyst Complus Data Innovations, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 6:04 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Easy question - Java Beans Denise, Start with your basic <select> tag, and then in your code that emits the list of <option> tags, do something like this: <option value='" + stateCode + "'" + ((stateCode.equals(currentStateCode)) ? " selected " : " ") + ">" + stateName + "</option>" In other words, emit the <option value='NY'>New York</option> tag, or the <option value='NY' selected>New York</option> variant, depending upon whether the option you are about to emit is the currently selected option. --- Noel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
