How can I re-display my selected option?

Question

In my jsp, I gain option values for a list of 'types' and 'names'
If the currentType = null I do not show the form that accepts the 'names'.
When a type is selected the Action class calls the getMethod in the ActionForm
and upon success returns to the jsp page and presents the 'name' form.
Unfortunately the 'type' form redisplays the first type in the list and not the
currentType.
Question. How can I set the selected option in my form to display the currentType?
<!-- Access session bean for picklist types -->
<jsp:useBean
id="typesBean"
scope="session"
class="com.aaa.zzz.refdata.beans.CPartyTypesBean" >
<jsp:setProperty name="typesBean" property="*" />
</jsp:useBean>
<%
CPartyTypesBean typeBean = (CPartyTypesBean) session.getValue("typesBean");
String[] PicklistTypes = typeBean.getTypes();
%>
<!-- Access Form Bean (ActionForm) for current Name & Type -->
<jsp:useBean
id="pb"
scope="session"
class="com.aaa.zzz.refdata.beans.CPartyPicklistBean" >
</jsp:useBean>
<jsp:setProperty name="pb" property="*" />
<%
String currentType = pb.getType();
String currentName = pb.getName();
%>
<html:form action="/typeAction" focus="type">
<table>
<tr>
<td WIDTH="20%">
Picklist Type
</td>
<td WIDTH="30%">
<select name="type">
<%
for(int i=0; i<PicklistTypes.length; i++)
out.println("<option>" + PicklistTypes[i] + "</option>");
%>
</select>
</td>
<td WIDTH="20%">
<html:submit property="submit" value="GetType"/>
</td>
<td WIDTH="30%">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</html:form>
<%
if (currentType != null)
%>
<html:form action="/nameAction" focus="name">

Answer 1

Thanks Beattris, I guess 'selected' is the obvious answer but what I was looking for was
how to apply 'selected' to the loop that prints my options.
However I figured it out and did this:
<%
for(int i=0; i<PicklistTypes.length; i++)
String sel = null;
if(currentType != null && currentType.compareTo(PicklistTypes)==0)
sel = " SELECTED>";
else
sel = ">";
out.println("<option value=" + PicklistTypes[i] + sel + PicklistTypes[i]+"</option>");
%>