Display editable data in JSP with <textarea>

[laungarth]

Hi All,

I have question about display current data in <textarea> tag in JSP.

1. I have JSP page which has <textarea> for display editable data my jsp like....
<td><textarea id="requestDescription" name="requestDescription" ></textarea></td>

2. I need to put mapping value like ${csrDeficiency.requestSubmitted} inside that <textarea>....</textarea> to display current data from database.

3. I am looking for systax which I can display as a default value.

4. Have tried "value" but did not work

Thank you,

[dr_pompeii]

Hello

You are loading such jsp page from a controller, right?
Did you populate/fill some form object (POJO) or model attribute?

4. Have tried "value" but did not work

If my mind doesnt fail me, a textarea has no the value attribute

post more code to have a better idea

[laungarth]

Yes, I am loading from controller.

I am not using pojo.

My hold jsp is like

<%@ taglib uri="urn:jsptagdir:/WEB-INF/tags/custom" prefix="op" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" prefix="jsp" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>

<%@ page
import="gov.usps.fssp.util.Lookups,gov.usps.fssp.u til.*
,java.util.*,org.springframework.context.*
,org.springframework.web.servlet.support.*;"
%>

<form method="post" name="csrShowForm" id="csrShowForm" action="update">
<input type="hidden" name="deferredMaintenanceId" id="deferredMaintenanceId" value="${ csrDeficiency.deferredMaintenanceId }">

<table>
<tr>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.propertyId}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.poName}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.unitName}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.zip.district.name}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.ownLease}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.address}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.city}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.county}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.state}</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.zipCode}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>${csrDeficiency.property.zip.district.area}</td>
</tr>

</table>


<table>
<tr>
<td>Submitted Date</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.requestSubmitted}</td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Request Type</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.requestType}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Evaluator
</td>

<td colspan=3>
<op:Rolodex name="requestEvaluatorUserId" defaultSelectedValue="${csrDeficiency.requestEvalu atorUserId}" />
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>FY</td>
<td>
<select name="planningFy" id="planningFy">
<c:forEach var="fy" items="${fys}">
<option value ="${fy}"
<c:choose>
<c:when test="${csrDeficiency.planningFy != null && fy == csrDeficiency.planningFy}">selected</c:when>
<c:otherwise>
<c:if test="${ fy == currentFy}">selected</c:if>
</c:otherwise>

</c:choose>>${fy}</option>
</c:forEach>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Budget Line</td>
<td>
<op:ListToOptions name="budgetLine" optionsMap="${ budgetLines }" hasFirstBlankOption="true" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Estimate</td>
<td><input type="text" id="costEstimate" name="costEstimate"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Category</td>
<td>
<op:ListToOptions name="category" optionsMap="${ workCat }" hasFirstBlankOption="true" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Start Date</td>
<td><opatePicker name="requestSubmitted" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FSSP Reference</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.fsspReference}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ICAM Reference</td>
<td>${csrDeficiency.lmiCallFid}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Description</td>
<td><textarea id="requestDescription" name="requestDescription" ></textarea></td>

</tr>



<tr>
<td>Deficiency Photos</td>
<td>????</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td align="center"><input type="submit" id="submitDef" name="submitDef" value="Submit"/></td>

</tr>

</table>
</form>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The "Description" will be the one that i talk about.

I can pull all data out expect the "Description"

My controller (get) is like.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

@RequestMapping(value = "/csr/deficiency/{id}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public ModelAndView showDeficiencyDetails(@PathVariable("id") String id, Map<String, Object> map, HttpServletRequest request) {
String userArea = CookieUtil.getCookieValue(request.getCookies(), "userArea");
System.out.println("**********showDeficiencyDetail s");
DeferredMaintenance obj = deferredMaintenanceService.findDeferredmaintenance ById(DataUtil.stringToLong(id));
System.out.println("-------------XZY---------------------- return obj"+ obj.getRequestDescription());
map.put("csrDeficiency", obj);
map.put("userArea", userArea);
map.put("fys", deferredMaintenanceService.getFys());
map.put("currentFy", fyDate.getFy());
map.put("budgetLines", lookups.getBudgetLines());
map.put("areas", lookups.getActiveOffices());
map.put("workCat", lookups.getWorkCategories());

return new ModelAndView("deferredmaintenances/csr/deficiency", map);
}

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I am using DAO generic method for both "read" and "update".



thank you for your help.

[sorin_postelnicu]

It's simple, just put:

<td><textarea id="requestDescription" name="requestDescription" >${csrDeficiency.requestDescription}</textarea></td>

The "value" of the textarea needs to be put between the textarea start and end tags.

In case you later want to display the value in another place (NOT inside a textarea), then see the solution here: http://www.coderanch.com/t/545580/JS...JSP-page-value