Generating dynamic elements in struts !!

Thanks to http://www.techtamasha.com/generate-dynamic-ids-for-struts-html-tags/



Do you use struts tags to generate html content?
If yes, then sooner or later you'll come across a scenario where you would generate html elements in an array
I faced a similar predicament recently. I had no other option but to use scriptlets to generate id's for the html elements



However, I soon found out using scriptlets within the struts html tags isn't really straight forward.

Here's the code I tried in my first attempt:

<%int i=0;%>
//iteration logic here
<html:text property="example[<%=i%>]" styleid="example<%=i%>"/>

Well, if you write the code as shown above, the html code generated would be :

<input type="text" name="example[<%=i%>]" id = "example<%=i%>">

and not

<input type="text" name="example[0]" id="example0">

To get the expected result, i.e. for the scriptlet to work inside the struts html tag, write as below:

<html:text property='<%="example["+i+"]"%>'
        styleid='<%="example"+i%>'/>

Please note that the name of the elements should be like this if you want them to read in Action Class via Action Form.
example[0], example[1], example[2], example[3]......and so on...

What do one needs to retrieve these values in Action Class

1. Create a property in Action Form with the name example of type String[]. (Though ArrayList may also work, but I have not tried it yet)
   
2. Create the corresponding getter setters for the property defined above.