javax.servlet.ServletContextListener @since Servlet2.2 spec acts a bootstrap. Prior to Servlet2.2 spec, try a bootstrap servlet.
A quick scan of the mailing list archives and ..... http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg38242.html should help. robert > -----Original Message----- > From: Day, Michael-IBM/TT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:17 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: AAAARGH! SOMEONE! How do I set the default selection when > I'm using html:options? > > > This is probably one of the stupidest questions, but I don't know > how to do something once during application startup. > > For instance, if I wanted a bean to hold a list of states, how > would I create that once during startup? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Fetyko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 8:00 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: AAAARGH! SOMEONE! How do I set the default selection when > I'm using html:options? > > > One more advice to make your life easier: Why bother getting the states > from the database for every form ( or even the same form ) when it's > accessed ? I think the better way is to load the states when the app > starts up and store it in the application bean in format that you can > get the list very easy way, by getting it from the application bean on > the form, like this : > > <html:select property="state"> > <logic:present name="abean" scope="application"> > <html:option key="text.choosestate" value=""/> > <html:options name="abean" property="statesarraykeys" > labelName="abean" labelProperty="statesarrayvalues"/> > </logic:present> > </html:select> > > both "statesarraykeys" and "statesarrayvalues" in the application bean > are "ArrayList"(s). > > Let's face it, how often a list of US states changes ? Once in 500 years > ? :) > > Jf > > > Galbreath, Mark wrote: > > >In your Action class, call a data access object to get a > ResultSet from your > >database containing all the states and pass them as a List. > > > >Action class: > >myDAO dao = new myDAO(); > >dao.getStates(); > > > > > >DAO: > >public List getStates() throws SQLException { > > List states = new ArrayList(); > > > > while( rs.next()) { > > states.add( rs.getString( "[name of db column containing states]"); > > } > > return states; > >} > > > >Action class: > >MyActionForm actionForm = (MyActionForm) form; > >form.setStates( states); > > > >ActionForm class: > >private List states = null; > >public void setStates( List states){ > > this.states = states; > >} > >public List getStates(){ > > return states; > >} > > > >JSP: > ><html:select property="usStates"> > > <html:option value="0">Select A State</html:option> > > <html:options name="MyActionForm.getStates()" /> > ></html:select> > > > >Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jan Fetyko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 2:22 PM > >To: Struts Users Mailing List > >Subject: Re: AAAARGH! SOMEONE! How do I set the default selection when > >I'm using html:options? > > > > > >Can you post some code : what are the values of the states, what is the > >definitions in the form, how you're setting the default value , etc. > > > >Jf > > > >Michael Lee wrote: > > > > > > > >>Thanks, but nada. > >>The ActionForm state is set yet its still not working. :( > >>Is the problem with the options? > >><html:select property="state" size="1"> > >> <html:options name="allUnitedStates" labelName="allUnitedStates"/> > >> </html:select> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Hoang, Hai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:31 AM > >>Subject: RE: How do I set the default selection when I'm using > >> > >> > >html:options? > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>You need to populate the value of the property of the dropdown > before the > >>>jsp is render...the best way to do this is in the action class. > >>> > >>>For example, you have getter and setter for State in the form > bean...now > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>you > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>need to setState("TX") in the action class if you want to have > Texas as a > >>>default state. > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:28 AM > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: RE: How do I set the default selection when I'm using > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>html:options? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>You can add in an <html:option> tag above the <html:options> tag that > >>>will be the default. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: mleejr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:21 AM > >>>To: struts-user > >>>Subject: How do I set the default selection when I'm using > html:options? > >>> > >>> > >>>1) How do I set a default value in an html:select on an options list? I > >>>need the default state to be the one loaded from the struts form. > >>>It doesn't like this. > >>> > >>><html:select property="state" size="1" value="<%= state in ActionForm > >>>%>"> > >>> <html:options name="allUnitedStates" labelName="allUnitedStates"/> > >>></html:select> > >>> > >>>thanks everyone, > >>>Mike > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >>><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>For additional commands, e-mail: > >>><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________________________ > __________ > >>>Introducing the all new and improved continental.com. With a > totally new > >>>personalized design, it's the best place to go. Before you go. > >>> > >>>Continental Airlines. Work Hard. 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