html:radio

[Abigail Moore]

Hi,
I am new to Java...

I want to use html:radio tags to show a series of radio button in my jsp:

<tr><html:radio property="billOptions" value="1"> All Bill Months</html:radio></tr>
<tr><html:radio property="billOptions" value="2">Current</html:radio></tr>
<tr><html:radio property="billOptions" value="3"> In Progress</html:radio></tr>
<tr><html:radio property="billOptions" value="4"> Custom Bill Months</html:radio></tr>
<tr><html:radio property="billOptions" value="5"> Custom Bill Dates</html:radio></tr>

I am setting billOptions in my form to value 2 - so current is checked.
How do I get the value that the user picks - do I have to iterate through billOptions to see what they choose?

[Tim Baker]

If you are using request.getParameter("billOptions") then it will return "1" or "2" etc depending on which they selected.

[Ben Souther]

What framework are you using?

<html:... is not a part of core JSP.

[Bear Bibeault]

Probably Struts.

Tracey, it'd behoove you to work through a JSP and Servlets tutorial. This is a very basic concept and being new to Java, getting the basic concepts under you belt will help you greatly goging forward.

[Abigail Moore]

Thanks you all! I am using struts.

I will use request.getParameter - thanks.

Does anyone know of a good tutorial that covers this sort of question. I have taken a few tutorials but haven't seen this information.

[Bear Bibeault]

I cannot imagine any JSP/Servlet tutorial worth its salt not covering how to retrieve submitted parameters.

You might want to consider picking up a book geared towards the beginner. You can visit the JavaRanch Bunkhouse for recommendations. "Head First Servlets and JSP" has garnered a lot of good reviews.

[Stefan Evans]

Yes request.getParameter("billOptions") will work.

But seeing as you are using Struts, the better way is to access it via your ActionForm.

form.getBillOptions(); (It does have that method right?)

The whole point of struts is that it takes the values from the jsp page and puts them into a java object for you (your ActionForm).
Having said that, you need a good understanding of html/jsp/servlets before struts really makes sense.

Cheers,
evnafets

[Bear Bibeault]

Yes, personally I would never recommend usage of Struts for a beginner.

[Abigail Moore]

Thanks for all responses. that is the way I had it - form.getBillOptions but was second guessing myself.

[Bear Bibeault]

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[R kr]

if i have to assign value to html:radio dynamically(like using <jsp:getProperty or <bean:write) what should i do and how?
Thanks in advance.

[Ben Souther]

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