How to put data into textbox using JSP

Question

How can I put data into a textbox using JSP?
This code prints to a html page but I want it inside an text area:
// Print out the type and file name of each row.
        while(ftplrs.next())
            int type = ftplrs.getType();
            if(type == FtpListResult.DIRECTORY)
                out.print("DIR\t");
            else if(type == FtpListResult.FILE)
                out.print("FILE\t");
            else if(type == FtpListResult.LINK)
                out.print("LINK\t");
            else if(type == FtpListResult.OTHERS)
                out.print("OTHER\t");
            out.print(ftplrs.getName() +"<br>");
        }I have tried with the code below:
<textarea name="showDirectoryContent" rows="10" cols="70">
<%
       // Print out the type and file name of each row.
        while(ftplrs.next())
            int type = ftplrs.getType();
            if(type == FtpListResult.DIRECTORY)
%>
                <%= "DIR\t" %>
<%            else if(type == FtpListResult.FILE) %>
                <%= "FILE\t" %>
<%            else if(type == FtpListResult.LINK)  %>
                <%= "LINK\t" %>
<%            else if(type == FtpListResult.OTHERS) %>
                <%= "OTHER\t" %>
<%            String temp = ftplrs.getName() +"<br>");
              <%= temp > <br>
%>
</textarea>I get the following error:
Location: /myJSPs/jsp/grid-portal-project/processviewfiles_dir.jsp
Internal Servlet Error:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile Note: sun.tools.javac.Main has been deprecated.
C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1\work\DEFAULT\myJSPs\jsp\grid_0002dportal_0002dproject\processviewfiles_dir_3.java:151: 'else' without 'if'.
else if(type == FtpListResult.FILE)
^
C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1\work\DEFAULT\myJSPs\jsp\grid_0002dportal_0002dproject\processviewfiles_dir_3.java:165: 'else' without 'if'.
else if(type == FtpListResult.LINK)
^
C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1\work\DEFAULT\myJSPs\jsp\grid_0002dportal_0002dproject\processviewfiles_dir_3.java:179: 'else' without 'if'.
else if(type == FtpListResult.OTHERS)
^
C:\tomcat\jakarta-tomcat-3.3.1\work\DEFAULT\myJSPs\jsp\grid_0002dportal_0002dproject\processviewfiles_dir_3.java:193: ';' expected.
String temp = ftplrs.getName() +"");
^
4 errors, 1 warning
     at org.apache.tomcat.facade.JasperLiaison.javac(JspInterceptor.java:898)
     at org.apache.tomcat.facade.JasperLiaison.processJspFile(JspInterceptor.java:733)
     at org.apache.tomcat.facade.JspInterceptor.requestMap(JspInterceptor.java:506)
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.processRequest(ContextManager.java:968)
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:875)
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:833)
     at org.apache.tomcat.modules.server.Http10Interceptor.processConnection(Http10Interceptor.java:176)
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:494)
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:516)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
Please help???

Answer 1

Yes indeed this works:
<textarea name="showDirectoryContent" rows="10" cols="70">
<%
       // Print out the type and file name of each row.
        while(ftplrs.next())
            int type = ftplrs.getType();
            if(type == FtpListResult.DIRECTORY)
{%>
                <%= "DIR\t" %>
<%}            else if(type == FtpListResult.FILE)  {%>
                <%= "FILE\t" %>
<%}            else if(type == FtpListResult.LINK)  {%>
                <%= "LINK\t" %>
<%}            else if(type == FtpListResult.OTHERS) %>
                <%= "OTHER\t" %>            
              <%= ftplrs.getName() %>
<%
%>