Utilizing Custom Tags to create a dynamic drop-down menu

Hi to all,
I am looking to create a dynamic .jsp to display to the user a drop-down list. This list is based upon data in database. The data will be passed as an application bean. This list will vary depending on application criteria.
I would like to use a custom tag to create the drop-down menu. I am attempting to keep the .jsp page strictly .jsp, no Java. (I have been successful in creating & using an iterator tag.)
Can someone point me in the right direction, or give me an example?
thanks!
Susie in Virginia Beach

What exactly is it you don't know how to do? Write a custom tag or write database access code?

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I am asked to investigate the possibility of using APEX to create a table driven dynamic drop down menu? The deadline is tomorrow but I have spent quite a bit of time but still have not any clue. Can any one have such experience to point me a way to focus on?
Many thanks.
Jennifer

Thanks you very much for the help Kevin.
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Dynamic Drop-Down Menu Solution

Hi All,
After spending a lot of time trying to find a good solution for a dynamic drop-down menu, I end up writing my own.
The solution is for a list of items, having ITEM as the primary key of the table and ITEMDESCRIPTION as the list of options for the user to select.
The steps are:
1) JavaBean to return a ResultSet;
2) A custom tag to build a HTML SELECT;
3) A .tld file to declare the custom tag;
4) web.xml where the custom tag mapping resides;
4) A JSP to illustrate how to call the custom tag;
Hoping this will save lots of time to others
Cheers
Trajano Roberto
1) Custom tag
package com.amstras.maintenance.customtags;
* Title: erp
* Description:
* Copyright: Copyright (c) 2001
* Company: amstras
* @author Trajano Roberto
* @version 1.0
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.*;
import javax.servlet.jsp.*;
import java.sql.*;
import com.amstras.maintenance.javabeans.*;
public class listitemmaster extends TagSupport {
private itemmaster itemmaster = new itemmaster();
private ResultSet rs = null;
private String parametername = null;
public int doStartTag() throws JspException {
try {
itemmaster.connect();
rs = itemmaster.listitemmaster();
pageContext.getOut().print( "<select name = \"" + parametername + "\">" );
catch ( Exception e ) {
throw new JspTagException( e.getMessage() );
finally {
return EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE;
public int doAfterBody() throws JspException {
try {
if( rs.next() ) {
pageContext.getOut().print( "<option value = \"" + rs.getString( "ITEM" ) + "\">" + rs.getString( "ITEM" ) + "&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp" + rs.getString( "ITEMDESCRIPTION" ) + "</option>" );
return EVAL_BODY_AGAIN;
else {
pageContext.getOut().print( "</select>");
itemmaster.disconnect();
return SKIP_BODY;
catch ( Exception e ) {
throw new JspTagException( e.getMessage() );
public void setParametername( String sPARAMETERNAME ) {
parametername = sPARAMETERNAME;
2) JavaBeam where the method to return the ResultSet resides
public ResultSet listitemmaster() throws SQLException, Exception {
if( con != null ) {
try {
String sSQL = null;
sSQL = " SELECT ITEM, ITEMDESCRIPTION FROM ITEMMASTER ORDER BY ITEM ";
ps = con.prepareStatement( sSQL );
rs = ps.executeQuery();
catch( SQLException sqle ) {
error = "SQLException: list item master failed possible record does not exist. ";
error += sqle.toString();
throw new SQLException( error );
catch( Exception e ) {
error = "An exception occured while listing item master record. ";
error += e.toString();
throw new Exception( error );
finally {
return rs;
else {
error = "Exception: Connection to database was lost.";
throw new Exception( error );
3) extract from the .tld file where the custom tag is declared
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE taglib PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JSP Tag Library 1.2//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-jsptaglibrary_1_2.dtd">
<taglib>
<tlib-version>1.0</tlib-version>
<jsp-version>1.2</jsp-version>
<short-name>itemmaster</short-name>
<description>item master</description>
<tag>
<name>viewitemmaster</name>
<tag-class>com.amstras.maintenance.customtags.viewitemmaster</tag-class>
<attribute>
<name>item</name>
<required>true</required>
<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
<description>item</description>
</attribute>
</tag>
<tag>
<name>listitemmaster</name>
<tag-class>com.amstras.maintenance.customtags.listitemmaster</tag-class>
<attribute>
<name>parametername</name>
<required>true</required>
<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
<description>parameter name</description>
</attribute>
</tag>
</taglib>
4) web.xml mapping for the custom tag
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN" "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_2.dtd">
<web-app>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>debugjsp</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>jspCompilerPlugin</param-name>
<param-value>com.borland.jbuilder.webserverglue.tomcat.jsp.JasperSunJavaCompiler</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>debugjsp</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>erp/maintenance/itemmaster</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/itemmaster.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
</web-app>
5) JSP call to the custom tag
<%@ page errorPage="billofmaterialErrorPage.jsp" %>
<%@ taglib prefix = "im" uri = "erp/maintenance/itemmaster" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSI - ERP - add bill of material</title>
<link rel = "stylesheet" href = "/erp/erpstyle.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Add Bill of Material</h1>
<form action = "billofmaterialcontroller.jsp" method="post">
<table>
<tr>
<td align = "LEFT"><font color = blue>Parent Item:</font></td>
<td><im:listitemmaster parametername = "parameter1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align = "LEFT"><font color = blue>Child Item:</font></td>
<td><im:listitemmaster parametername = "parameter2" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align = "LEFT"><font color = green>Qty Per:</font></td>
<td><input type = "text" name = "parameter3" size = "5" maxlength = "5" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</p>
<input type = "hidden" name = "Action" value = "Add">
</form>
Click <a href = "billofmaterial.jsp">here</a> to go back.
</body>
</html>

This is a very helpful execellent sample code.
However, If I'm using Model-View-Control approach, then what's the way of applying these codes
to each indivisual file? Say, I have 20 files and only 4 of the 20 need to be treated as they like
to have drop down menu in particular column(s)??? How could the custom tag be applied as the
controller tells the view to present these special treat? or it is not possible (I have to treat each
file, filtered by controller -- one by one as it encounters the special need)?
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'Weird' Terminology: rigs, snapshots and checkboxes/My odyssey, to create a simple drop-down menu ;)

The Preface
I'm a hobbyist! "Daddy does movies", enthusiastic about the -zillions of features, tools like FCPX and Motion5 offer! I'm no designer, no engineer, no 'pro'. My goals are sky-high, results more down-to-earth
This is no request for help, just to share my … quest for a 'simple' effect. Or feature… Or box.-
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The Manual, with all respect, is written for experts. Describing ALL options in one sentence. I need a cookbook, step-by-step-instruction … My preferred source of imagination, MacBreakStudio/rippletraining/Mark Spencer, hasn't done a tutorial for 'drop downs' yet.-
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The Rig
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The Snapshots
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In movin' images:
http://youtu.be/wIeu1cVMu94
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Hi experts
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Hello,
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Hi all
i want to create 2 dynamic drop down list using struts and hibernate
i want the first one to display countries name then if i select a country name the second drop down list will automatic display the country cities .
i'm using database here and my tables like that :-
country table
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country_name varchar(50)
city table
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country_id(3) fk references country(country_id)
city_name varchar(50)
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Hi Omar,
I have solution for you
To populating or refreshing the lists you can use
two procedures:
One of them - generic, which can be used for all types of list
Another is specific which contain a SQL statement to retrieve the data for
particular list.
1. Specific procedure:
PROCEDURE GET_DEPARTMENT_LIST
IS
sql_stat VARCHAR2(32767);
ret_code NUMBER;
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-- SQL Statement for Drop-down List
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sql_stat := ' SELECT DEPARTMENT_NAME,TO_CHAR(DEPT_ID)'
||' FROM SCHEMA.DEPARTMENT';
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2. Generic procedure:
PROCEDURE POPULATE_MY_LIST
(item_name VARCHAR2,
sql_stat VARCHAR2,
out_code OUT NUMBER)
IS
rg_id RECORDGROUP;
rg_name VARCHAR2(100);
ret_code NUMBER;
item_id ITEM;
BEGIN
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     rg_id := FIND_GROUP(rg_name);
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ret_code := POPULATE_GROUP(rg_id);
IF (ret_code <> 0) THEN
     out_code := ret_code;
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END IF;
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I want the user to select the "Model Date" from the drop down, hit a submit button and then have the appropriate "Name", "Points" and "Target" data queried and shown below.
The query should take the selection from the "model date" dropdown and then query the "name", "points" and "target" fields for that particular "model date"
I admit my knowledge of SQL and Coldfusion is not the best, but it seems like this is a somewhat simple task and I am just missing one or two pieces of the cog to put it all together.
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Model Date...........Name..........Points........Target
8/1/2010 08:00......John Doe.....1,250.........5.55%
8/1/2010 08:00......Jane Doe.....850............2.35%
8/1/2010 08:00......Bill Smith....11,832........-123.23%
8/2/2010 09:02......John Doe.....1,323.........6.67%
8/2/2010 09:02......Jane Doe.....1,001.........3.21%
8/2/2010 09:02......Bill Smith....10,235........-110.26%
The dropdown will only show the "model dates"
8/1/2010 08:00
8/2/2010 09:02
For example, if 8/1/2010 08:00 was selected from the dropdown, I want the following displayed:
Name..................Points...................Target
John Doe.............1,250....................5.55%
Jane Doe.............850.......................2.35%
Bill Smith............11,832...................-123.23%
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
Mike

My second paragraph talks about just displaying the filtered data, so I'm assuming that's what you're looking for, but still not quite sure based on what the other responses are.
But I head on anyway -
On your first page, make note of the instance name of your drop down menu, such as "ModelDate". Make sure it's in a Form and set the form action to the page where you want to display your data, set the form action to POST.
On the results page, create a table with cells for each of the data elements you want to display. Create a recordset which you can do in Simple mode. Leave it at select all, and set the filter drop down to the database field which contains your Model Date. In the box to the right, select "=". the next dropdown selct "Form Variable" and the variable name type in the instance name of the drop down on the first page.
I may not have the terminology right, doing it from memory.
From the data bindings tab, expand your recordset and locate each of the database fields you want to display. Drag each one to the table cell on the page where you want it displayed. The table cells have to be in a linear row.
Now, select the table row buy selecting the TR tag in the tags just above the properties panel. In the server behaviors tab, select repeat region and "All Records"
Publish your pages and test!

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