Row colored based on db field

Question

Hi there. 1st, thanks for taking time to read this and hopefully help.
I have been given this website to work on an its pretty much done in java. Unfortunately I know very little about Java. Over the weeks I have been learning more and more, however I have been asked to do something and I not sure the track that I need to go.
Here is my code
     <%
               for (int r=0; r<vW.size(); r++) {
                    W = new Workorder();
                    W = (Workorder) vW.elementAt(r);
          %>
<tr valign="top" class="WOList">
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><div align="center">
<% out.println(W.getInvoiceNum());%>
</div></td>
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><% out.println(W.getSWhoUser());%></td>
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><% out.println(W.getLocationName());%></td>
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><% out.println(W.getProblemDescription());%></td>
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><div align="center">
<% out.println(W.getSTech());%>
</div></td>
<td valign="top" class="WOList"><div align="center">
<% out.println(W.getOpenCloseDate());%>
</div></td>
</tr>
          <%
The variable W.getStech needs to be output with a different color row for each Tech. The Tech may have multiple rows and it will vary from day to day.
Can someone assist me in trying to solve this, if not at least point me in the right direction.
Thank you.

Answer 1

You problem related to jsp.
Oh I do not want to get into jsp now so post it here to get better help http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=45
Before doing so, Why you are doing so
W = new Workorder();
W = (Workorder) vW.elementAt(r);
instead of
Workorder W = (Workorder) vW.elementAt(r);
then you for loop does not seems to have an end clause "}"
the how did you created vW which is a list of WorkOrder? where did you get the list from ?
if you want each row (<tr>) needs a different color, then you need need to make the workOrder has a color attribute and in the <tr> you
do
<tr valign="top" bgcolor=<% out.println(W.getRowColor());%>">
or you can put a java list which contains different html color standard
Just a start for you
Hope this could help