Hello Varun, Tuesday, June 3, 2003, 2:21:32 PM, you wrote:
VG> It does not matter about building it dynamically, what matter is what VG> was selected when the form was submitted. VG> Only the selected values are transmitted back and they should all come VG> back in that array. VG> -----Original Message----- VG> From: netizen1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] VG> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:16 PM VG> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VG> Subject: Advice with reading multiple html:selects VG> Hello, VG> I have read the newsgroups regarding multiple selects. VG> I have a multiple html:select control that starts out empty VG> I populate the select control by using a textbox and an add button VG> so it is filled dynamically. VG> My html:select is: VG> <html:select property="questionOptions" multiple="true" size="2" /> VG> which comes out like : VG> <select name="questionOptions" multiple="multiple" size="2" VG> style="width:500 px; height: 61px"></select> VG> I have an action Form that has: VG> private String[] gstrQuestionOptions = null; VG> public String[] getQuestionOptions() VG> { VG> return this.gstrQuestionOptions; VG> } VG> public void setQuestionOptions( String[] value ) VG> { VG> this.gstrQuestionOptions = value; VG> } VG> Even in the validate i try the following VG> System.out.println( getQuestionOptions().length ) and i get VG> java.lang.NullPointerException VG> Since the select control is dynamically populated would i have to VG> use something like request.getParameterValues("questionOptions") VG> instead? VG> Thank you Belive it or not your response helped me figure it out. I added them but i when i submit they werent highlighted. But if i check highlight them then i get the valid answer. Thanks -- Best regards, netizen1 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

