Did you use ctrl or shift key and mouse to select multiple elements(less
than 5 in your case), then submit it?
On 11/21/07, 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
>
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