html:iterate or html:multibox problem

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The jsp page
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<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html" prefix="html" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean" prefix="bean" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-logic" prefix="logic" %>
<html:html>
<head>
<title>User Details</title>
</head>
<body>
<html:form styleId="user"  scriptLanguage="JavaScript" action="confirm001" focus = "fname">
<table >
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td><td><html:text property = "fname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Middle Name:</td><td><html:text property = "mname" /><br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last Name:</td><td><html:text property = "lname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<html:radio property = "sex" value = "male" />  male
</td>
<td>
<html:radio property = "sex" value = "female" />  female
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
State  
<logic :-P	 resent name = "vecState">
<html:select property="state" onchange="doSubmit()">
<html :-o	 ptionsCollection name ="vecState" label = "strState" value = "intID"></html :-o	 ptionsCollection>
</html:select>
</logic :-P	 resent>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
City    
<logic :-P	 resent name = "vecCity">
<html:select property="city" onchange="doSubmit()">
<html :-o	 ptionsCollection name ="vecCity" label = "strCity" value = "intCity"></html :-o	 ptionsCollection>
</html:select>
</logic :-P	 resent>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<logic :-P	 resent name = "vecSkill">
<logic:iterate name="vecSkill" id = "strInterest">

 <html:multibox property = "skill" value = "skillSet" />
 <bean:write name="strInterest" property="strInterest" /><br>
</logic:iterate>
</logic :-P	 resent>
</td>
</tr>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function doSubmit()
{
document.forms[0].action = 'UserDet001.do';
document.forms[0].submit();
}
</SCRIPT>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan = "2"><html:submit></html:submit></th>
</tr>
</table>
</html:form>
</body>
</html:html>
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UserDetails form
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package com.example;
 
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
 
public class UserDetails001Form extends ActionForm 
{
private String fname="";
private String mname="";
private String lname="";
private String sex = "";
private String state = "";
private String city = "";
//private String[] skillSelected = new String[UserDataBean001.skillSize];
private String[] skill = new String[UserDataBean001.skillSize];
//private String skill = "";

public String getCity() {
return city;
}
public void setCity(String city) {
this.city = city;
}
public String getSex() {
return sex;
}
public void setSex(String sex) {
this.sex = sex;
}
public String getFname() {
System.out.println(fname);
return fname;
}
public void setFname(String fname) {
this.fname = fname;
System.out.println(fname);
}
public String getLname() {
System.out.println(lname);
return lname;
}
public void setLname(String lname) {
System.out.println(lname);
this.lname = lname;
}
public String getMname() {
System.out.println(mname);
return mname;
}
public void setMname(String mname) {
System.out.println("Welcome");
System.out.println(mname);
this.mname = mname;
}
   
public String getState() {
System.out.println("getState " + state);
return state;
}
public void setState(String state) {
System.out.println("setState " + state);
this.state = state;
}

public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request)
{
this.fname="";
this.mname="";
this.lname="";
this.sex = "";
this.state = "";
this.city = "";
skill = new String[UserDataBean001.skillSize];
}

public String[] getSkill() {
return skill;
}
public void setSkill(String[] skill) {
this.skill = skill;
}

}
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struts-config.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
 
<!DOCTYPE struts-config PUBLIC
          "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 1.2//EN"
          "http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/dtds/struts-config_1_2.dtd">
<struts-config>
<data-sources>
<data-source type="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource" >
<set-property property = "driverClassName" value = "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver"/>
<set-property property = "url" value = "jdbc :-o	 dbc:UserDet" />
<set-property property = "username" value="" />
<set-property property = "password"   value="" />
 
</data-source>
</data-sources>
<form-beans>
<form-bean name = "LoginForm" type = "com.example.LoginForm" />
<form-bean name = "UserDetailsForm" type = "com.example.UserDetailsForm" />
<form-bean name = "UserDetails001Form" type = "com.example.UserDetails001Form" />
</form-beans>
<global-forwards>
<forward name = "login" path="Login.jsp"></forward>
 
</global-forwards>
<action-mappings>
<action 
path = "/goto"
type = "com.example.LoginAction"
name = "LoginForm"
validate ="true"
input = "/Login.jsp"
scope= "session">
 <forward name = "success" path = "/Success.jsp" />
 <forward name = "fail" path = "/Login.jsp" />
</action>
<action
path = "/UserDet"
type = "com.example.UserDetailsAction"
name = "UserDetailsForm"
scope = "request">
<forward name = "success" path = "/Success.jsp" />
<forward name = "fail" path = "/UserDetails.jsp" />
</action>
<action
path = "/confirm"
type = "com.example.UserDetailsAction"
name = "UserDetailsForm"
scope = "request">
<forward name = "success" path = "/Success.jsp" />
<forward name = "fail" path = "/UserDetails.jsp" />
</action>
<action
path = "/UserDet001"
type = "com.example.UserDetails001Action"
name = "UserDetails001Form"
scope = "request">
<forward name = "success" path = "/Success.jsp" />
<forward name = "fail" path = "/UserDetails001.jsp" />
</action>
<action
path = "/confirm001"
type = "com.example.UserDetails001Action"
name = "UserDetails001Form"
scope = "request">
<forward name = "success" path = "/Success.jsp" />
<forward name = "fail" path = "/UserDetails001.jsp" />
</action>
</action-mappings>
<message-resources parameter="com.example.messageProperties" />
</struts-config>
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Problem
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Even if I select only one check box and and click the submit button, by default all checkboxes get selected.What could be the reason for this?
 
Thanks in advance.

Merrill Higginson

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posted 18 years ago

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In a series of multibox elements, the property remains constant but the value must change. So, you need to change

to

If your web application is a Servlet 2.4 application, I'd recommend using the EL expression ${strInterest} rather than the scriptlet.

Merrill
Consultant, Sima Solutions

Shibin Paul

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Thanks for the help Merill.

Don't get me started about those stupid light bulbs.