Default selected value in optionsCollection

[M Flournoy]

I know similar questions have been asked before, and I apologize, but I wasn't able to figure my problem out based on those.

I need to modify existing JSP code to have an option from a selection box be selected by default. The code I am using looks like this:

<jsp:useBean id="commonBean" class="com.cong.guru.processtracker.commonutil.CommonBean" scope="request"/>   
 
[...]
 
<%
selDate = request.getParameter("pref");
%>
 
[...]
 
<html:select property="cmbRef" style="font-size: xx-small" value="<%=selDate%>" onchange="SetCurrent();">
  <html:optionsCollection name="commonBean" property="providerList"/>
  <html:errors property="cmbRef"/>
</html:select>

This code successfully creates the selection box and populates it accordingly, but it does not set any option as selected. The option I want to set as selected is exactly the "selDate" variable (pulled down from "pref" in the URL).

What modifications do I need to make?

Thanks,
MRF

[Bear Bibeault]

As you are using Struts tags to implement the select element, I have moved this post to the Struts forum.

[Merrill Higginson]

The answer to this question is found in the JavaRanch Struts FAQ. If after reading this, you still can't figure it out, let us know and we'll help you.