How to get the display name of the dropdownlist?

Question

How can i get the display name of the dropdownlist.
I want to have value as other data not the same as display name.
In that case is there any easy way to get the display name of the selection from the dropdownlist.

Answer 1

I usually just use a hashmap to store the value and label, if I want to retrieve the label again later.
          HashMap bleh = new HashMap();
          bleh.put(dropDownValue, "Drop Down Label"); //Item value (any object), Item Label (String)
          Iterator it = bleh.keySet().iterator();
          while (it.hasNext()) {
               Object key = it.next();
               SelectItem selectItem = new SelectItem(key, bleh.get(key));
          //And then later, when you want to retrieve the label
          bleh.get(itemValue); //The item value of the label you wantThe value is easy to get because the selected item(s) from the list will be set to the value(s) the user selected. You should have a getter in your bean for that.
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