You were quite clear in your question. I can't see how I can be any
more clear in my answer. :-)
It sounds like you didn't change your <bean:define> property to
"vnameList".
josef richberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I did that, but it did not work. It looks like it is
> now looking to get the names to populate the select
> list from the method getVname(). Maybe I was not
> clear in my question. I have a collection object that
> is populated from a database with and id,descp. Once
> the choice is selected I need to collect the id that
> was chosen. I need to separate the population of the
> select with the choice made.
>
> --josef
> --- Jim Crossley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Here's how I would do it. Change the name of the
> > existing method that
> > returns a collection and add a method to get the
> > vname:
> >
> > public Collection getVnameList(){
> > return new DBAccess().getVendorNames();
> > }
> > public void setVname(String value){
> > xxxxxx
> > }
> > public String getVname(){
> > xxxxxx
> > }
> >
> > Then change your <bean:define> property to
> > "vnameList". That should
> > do the trick.
> >
> > -- Jim
> >
> > josef richberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > That I understand. What I don't understand is how
> > to
> > > do that. How can I reference the value chosen in
> > the
> > > select? The id is tied to the bean.
> > >
> > > --josef
> > > --- Jim Crossley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > In your formbean, you need to distinguish
> > between
> > > > the value selected
> > > > and the values able to be selected. You've
> > > > accounted for the latter.
> > > > You need another method to account for the
> > former.
> > > > The property
> > > > referred to in your bean:define (returning a
> > > > Collection) should not be
> > > > the same property referred to in your
> > html:select
> > > > that returns a
> > > > String.
> > > >
> > > > -- Jim
> > > >
> > > > josef richberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > I have the following code snippet:
> > > > > <bean:define id="vendornames"
> > name="ProdAddForm"
> > > > > property="vname"
> > > > > type="java.util.Collection"/>
> > > > >
> > > > > then below
> > > > > <html:select property="vname">
> > > > > <html:options collection="vendornames"
> > > > > property="value" labelProperty="label"/>
> > > > > </html:select>
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a getter method in my Action form:
> > > > > public Collection getVname(){
> > > > > return new
> > DBAccess().getVendorNames();
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is if I try to set the result of
> > the
> > > > > selection via this method in the action form:
> > > > > public void setVname(String value){
> > > > > xxxxxx
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > it errors with: No getter method for property
> > > > vname of
> > > > > bean ProdAddForm
> > > > > How do I retrieve the lone value of the
> > select?
> > > > > --josef
> > > > >
> > > > >
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