I'd assume you've made an error defining your form or the accessor in the form. If you dereference the array do you get the data you expect?
--- amarr003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you for responding to me both times. However, > I have tried both > declarations and I get the same result. > > <form-property name="selectedAttributes" > type="java.lang.String[]" /> > and > <form-property name="selectedAttributes" > type="java.lang.String" /> > > I know that Ljava.lang.String is an array of > strings, however, either > it is being processed wrong, or I do not know how to > process the data > correctly. Lets say that the ListBox has elements: > 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; and > I select 2, 3, and 4. Given the code that I have > shown in my previous > posts I receive the output: > Ljava.lang.String;@57125f92, instead of > what I want which I believe should be the value "2", > since I am > referencing attr[0]. Hopefully I have described my > issue better and > that we can work together to find a solution. Thank > you and anyone > else in advance. > > Adrian > > newton.dave wrote: > > > > Please see my response to your first message. > > > > Ljava.lang.String *is* an array of strings, and it > > wasn't clear to me why you didn't declare your > dyna > > form field to be an array of strings (you had it > as a > > single string). > > > > d. > > > > --- Adrian Marrero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Sorry about reposting this topic and forgetting > to > >> put a subject the first time. > >> > >> Here is my issue. > >> > >> Goal: > >> I would like to be able to select multiple fields > >> from the drop down > >> box, retrieve them in my servlet, and use them > >> elsewhere. > >> > >> I have tried using html:select multiple="true" > and I > >> continue to > >> receive an output > >> that I am not expecting and I do not know what I > >> need to fix to get what I need. > >> > >> Problem: > >> When I retrieve the String [] in my servlet and I > >> view its > >> information; what I have > >> is a String [] of length = 1 and of type > >> "Ljava.lang.String", > >> regardless of how many > >> selections I make in the drop down box. > >> > >> > >> customProperties.jsp > >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > >> <html:select name="customData" > >> property="selectedAttributes" > >> multiple="true" size="5"> > >> <html:options name="moduleProps" > >> property="dropDown" > >> labelName="moduleProps" > labelProperty="dropDown"/> > >> </html:select> > >> > >> CustomData.java (Bean in use) > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> private String [] selectedAttributes; > >> > >> public String [] getSelectedAttributes() > >> { return this.selectedAttributes;} > >> > >> public void setSelectedAttributes(String [] > >> selectedAttributes) > >> { this.selectedAttributes = selectedAttributes; } > >> > >> CustomizeAction.java (Servlet) > >> ---------------------------------------------- > >> CustomData cd = (CustomData)form; > >> String [] attr = cd.getSelectedAttributes(); > >> out.println("Selected attributes size: " + > >> attr.length); > >> out.println("Selected attributes data: " + > attr[0]); > >> > >> output > >> ---------------------------------------------- > >> Selected attributes size: 1 > >> Selected attributes data: > >> [Ljava.lang.String;@18170f98 > >> > >> Does anyone have an idea of what I can do to > >> retrieve in the servlet > >> the values that I selected from the drop down > menu > >> on the jsp page? > >> Any suggestions would be really appreciated. > Thank > >> you in advance for > >> you help. > >> > >> Adrian > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Help-with-html%3Aselect-multiple%3D%22true%22-tf4850865.html#a13952444 > Sent from the Struts - User mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]