I need help getting information from my jsp into my servlet

Question

i have a list box in my jsp and it is being populated with some beans that were processed in a servlet. here is the code for the list box in my jsp.
<SELECT size="5" name="lstAccounts">
<OPTION value="1" selected><%= AccountNum1 %></OPTION>
<OPTION value="2"><%= AccountNum2 %></OPTION>
</SELECT>
AccountNum1 and AccountNum2 are the name of the beans populating the list box.
on this current jsp, when i click on a submit button i need to send some info, including which option in the list box is selected to a servlet. here is the code i have in my servlet in the doPost() method. what i'm trying to do is pass the choice that was selected from the list box to servlet below.
String strAccountNumber;
strAccountNumber = req.getParameter("lstAccounts");
req.setAttribute("AccountNumber", strAccountNumber);
//then forward it to another jsp
when i load the jsp it shows the correct choice from the lstAccounts list box, but it shows its corresponding value instead of the choice itself. Instead of showing whats actually in the bean AccountNum1 or AccountNum2, it shows either 1 or 2 (the value from the html in my jsp). is there anyway i can put a method on the lstAccounts string in my getParameter() method. something like...
strAccountNumber = req.getParameter("lstAccounts.getSelectedItem()");
i hope this made sense. thanks in advance if anyone decides to respond!

Answer 1

Why not just do this?
<SELECT size="5" name="lstAccounts">
<OPTION value=<%=AccountNum1 %> selected><%= AccountNum1 %></OPTION>
<OPTION value=<%=AccountNum1 %> ><%= AccountNum2 %></OPTION>
</SELECT>