Displaying Bean values

Question

I have a database bean that works well when I select from a drop down list and get the lastname and it also gives me the count of how many lastnames I have that are a match in the database.
Now I added a firstname list with the lastname list and the count shows up on the JSP and the lastname shows on the JSP but the firstname doesnt show up.
mypage.jsp is this code:
<jsp:useBean id="countandfielda" class="colors.Countandfielda" />
<form post="post" action="colors/Countandfielda.jsp">
First Name: <select name="firstName">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="Joe">Joe</option>
<option value="Dave">Dave</option>
<option value="Edward">Edward</option>
<option value="Will">Will</option>
<option value="%">All</option>
</select>
<br>
Last Name:
<select name="lastName">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="Smith">Smith</option>
<option value="Jones">Jones</option>
<option value="Pope">Pope</option>
<option value="Edwards">Edwards</option>
<option value="%">All</option>
</select>
<input type="submit">
</form>
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="lastName" />
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="firstName" />
LastName<br> <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="lastName" /><br>
FirstName<br> <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="firstName" /><br>
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="mycount" />
count = <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="mycount" />I tried changing the setProperty and getProperty order for the firstName and lastName but it didnt work.
Here is my output if for example I select a firstname of Dave and select lastname of Jones and get a successful hit on the database:
LastName
Jones
FirstName
count = 1 It doesnt want to output the FirstName value (which should be Dave). My Tomcat log shows the firstname and lastname but cant get it to show on my JSP Bean page.
Please advise.

Answer 1

Thanks,
I tried this and it shows the names on the JSP but it doesnt seem to read the database because it shows the firstname and lastname of whatever I select in the options list (whether a hit or not in the database) and the count doesnt show any hits.
Please advise:
public class Countandfielda
   protected int mycount = 0;
   protected String lastName;
   protected String firstName;
   protected String query;
public Countandfielda()
   //Calling this method in my no arg constructor
    viewDatabaseTable();
public int getMycount()
  return mycount;
public void setMycount(int aMycount)
   mycount = aMycount;
public String getLastName()
   return lastName;
public void setLastName(String aLastName)
   lastName = aLastName;
public String getFirstName()
   //this.viewDatabaseTable();
   return firstName;
public void setFirstName(String aFirstName)
   firstName = aFirstName;
public void viewDatabaseTable()
  //I tried putting the mutators here and it didnt work where it gave no results from database
  //setFirstName(firstName);
  //setLastName(lastName);
  //setMyCount(mycount);
  exq(query);
public void exq(String query)
try          
Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver");
        Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/myfirst?user=root&password=aaaaaa");
PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM user WHERE lastname like ? and firstname like ?");
ps.setString(1, lastName);
ps.setString(2, firstName);
        ResultSet results = ps.executeQuery();
          lastName = "";
          firstName = "";
          while(results.next())               
     firstName += results.getString("firstName") + " ";
     lastName += results.getString("lastName") +"<br>";          
          mycount++;
          System.out.println(mycount);     
     catch(Exception e)          
     System.out.println("Exception here. Did not work.");               
}I also tried changing my bean calling page:
<form select area...>
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="firstName" />
FirstName<br> <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="firstName" /><br>
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="lastName" />
LastName<br> <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="lastName" /><br>
<jsp:setProperty name="countandfielda"  property="mycount" />
count = <jsp:getProperty name="countandfielda" property="mycount" />