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Struts Nested radio buttons

Hi Experts,
I am working on mulitple choice questions and using struts. main form class has an array of Group of questions.

MultipleChoiceFrom.java :
Group[] questionAnswerGroup;

Group.java :

String question;
int selectedAnswer; // used for radio button.
Answers[] answers;

Answer.java :
// other parameters
String answer;

now in JSP page

Now in action I load data from database .. but dont know how to implement it in JSP .. I am using nested logic:iterate

<logic:iterate id="aGroup" name="multipleChoiceForm" property="questionAnswerGroup" indexId="index">
<tr>
      <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="3" align="center" width="100%" height="30px">
       <bean:write name="aGroup" property="question" />
      </td>
</tr>
<tr>
      <td valign="top">
       <table>
            <logic:iterate id="anAnswer" name="aGroup" property="answers" >
              <tr>
                  <td>
                   <html:radio name="aGroup" property="selectedAnswer" value='<%=""+ind%>' />                                     <bean:write name="anAnswer" property="answer" />
              </td>
              </tr>
            </logic:iterate>
       </table>
      </td>
</tr>
</logic:iterate>

It let me select just one radio button out of all radio buttons on page .. Please suggest me a solution ..
thanks
Cool

jaggernat

>>> value='<%=""+ind%>'

what is ind?

If you want users to select multiple answers, use checkbox instead of radio buttons.

cool_baba

ASKER

I forgot to add indexId in logic:iterate
<logic:iterate id="anAnswer" name="aGroup" property="answers" indexId="ind">

jaggernat

so what error are you getting ?

cool_baba

ASKER

all radio buttons on page have same name i.e. selectedAnswer, that cause problem that i can select only one radio button on whole page.
I want user to select one radio button for each question but it allows me to select one radio button for all questions.

jaggernat

try this

<logic:iterate id="aGroup" name="multipleChoiceForm" property="questionAnswerGroup" indexId="index">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="3" align="center" width="100%" height="30px">
<bean:write name="aGroup" property="question" />
</td>
</tr>
</logic:iterate>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<table>
<logic:iterate id="anAnswer" name="aGroup" property="answers" >
<tr>
<td>
<html:radio name="aGroup" property="selectedAnswer" value='<%=""+ind%>' /> <bean:write name="anAnswer" property="answer" />
</td>
</tr>
</logic:iterate>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

//in above code i moved the closing</logic:iterate> tags after finishing first </tr>

cool_baba

ASKER

Well dont you think that it will display all list of questions first and then all list of answers ?
I want it in following format

Q1 .Question
(radiobutton) option 1
(radiobutton)option 2
(radiobutton)option 3
Q2 .Question
(radiobutton) Option1
(radiobutton) option2
...
...

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cool_baba

ASKER

Yes its doing exactly what i am doing in inner logic:iterate loop. but when i add an additional level of iteration that is having more than one questions .. or more than one list of mountains in your sample code then problem occurs that it doesnt let me select one radio button from each question.

jaggernat

You are storing your answers in this array Answers[] answers;

What you can do is instead of using Answers[] answers;

use an ArrayList like ArrayList answers;

which would contain different answer objects for each question
Then, Iterate the arraylist (instead of array) and display your radio buttons.

cool_baba

ASKER

How would that make a difference when the radio button is attached to selectedAnswer ..

jaggernat

Array is just single holder of Answer object. that is why you are able to select only one radion button. On the other hand, an arraylist is a collection of objects. so in your case , it would be a collection of Answer objects.