Only the string in the value attribute gets submitted to the server so
there is no way of retrieving the text the user sees as the option.
David
--- "Jung, Eric (Contractor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've searched the FAQ and the archives, but can't find an answer to this
> question. I'm know it's been asked before, but part of my problem seems
> to be that the mail-archive search tool doesn't like colons or < >
> characters (so searching for <html:select> becomes difficult). Try as I
> may, I'm not able to find an answer.
>
> I'm trying to get both the values and the text of the selected
> <html:options/> in an <html:select/>. It appears that right now I'm only
> getting one (the values, I think, but not the text) in my ActionForm's
> String array:
>
> public class MappingForm extends ActionForm {
> private String [] columns;
> //getColumns() and setColumns() removed for brevity
> ...
> }
>
> <html:select multiple="true" property="columns">
> <html:option value="a">one</html:option>
> <html:option value="b">two</html:option>
> </html:select>
>
> In other words, I'm only getting "a" and "b" in my array. However, I'd
> like to have another String array, or a 2-dimensional String array, that
> receives both "a", "one", and "b", "two".
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Eric H. Jung
> Software Engineer
> Russell/Mellon Analytical Services
> 1-617-382-1373
> Everett, MA, USA
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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