The html tags don't support what you want directly; if you specify a
'value' attribute it always takes precedence. You can set the default in
the form bean (either in your setup action, or using <jsp:setProperty/> or
similar in the JSP page) and not use a value attribute or, if that's not
possible, you can use an expression for the value attribute to get the
behaviour you want.
For example, assuming there is a bean named 'selectedCountry' with the
value 'US', you could use something like the following:
<html:select property="countryID" tabindex="11"
value="${empty MyFormBean.countryID
? selectedCountry
: MyFormBean.countryID}">
HTH,
L.
Ansley, Tom wrote:
Hi Ichy,
I did think about that but the way my global settings are set the
default value for country is found in the jsp page. Maybe I need to
rethink this. I was just hoping there might be another workaround.
i.e. somehow first check the bean and if nothing then use the default
value.
Yes, getCountryID() is a method of the ActionForm.
Thanks
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: ichy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:06 AM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: html:select default value overwriting bean value
Hi, Tom
did you try to use ActionForm#reset() to set default
value for countryID to US ?
getCountryID() you are talking is a method of
ActionForm, right?
ichy
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