Display values from database in jsp page

Question

Hi,
I need to display a list of options with checkboxes in a jsp page .The values are retrived from DB.
formBean fb=new FormBean(request)
<Input type="checkbox" name="xyz" value="<%=fb.getFormdata( "xyz")%>">
should this"xyz" be the name of the column in the DB table?

Answer 1

This is my FormBean
public class FormBean {
HttpServletRequest _request;
public FormBean(HttpServletRequest request) {
_request = request;
public String getFormData(String abc) {
return getFormData(abc, true);
public String getFormData(String name, boolean filter) {
String value = null;
if (_request != null) {
value = _request.getParameter(abc);
if (value == null) value = "";
if (filter) {
value = Utils.filter(value);
return value;
* "Clears" parameters. Useful if you do wnat a form initialized with blanks rather than
* current values;
public void clear() {
_request = null;
}