how to initialize and add data into list in the jsp view?

[vikas_chess]

my model class is like this:

Manager.java

class Manager {

	int mgrId;
	String name;
	Set<Emp> employees;

// getter-setter methods	
}

Emp.java

class Emp {

	int empId;
	String name;
	String department;

// getter-setter methods	
}

my jsp page is like this:

create_manager.jsp

<form:form modelAttribute="manager">

Manager Name: <form:input path="${manager.name}" maxlength="32" />

<table>
	<tr>
		<th>Emp Name</th>
		<th>Salary</th>
		<th>Department</th>
		<th>&nbsp;</th>
	</tr>

	<tr>
	
             <td><form:input path="${what shall i write here?}" /></input></td>
	<td><form:input path="${what shall i write here?}" /></input></td>
	<td><form:input path="${what shall i write here?}" /></input></td>
	<td><input type="button" value="Add New Employee" />

 	</tr>

</table>

</form:form>

how to initialize Set<Emp> employees object in the above jsp view? what shall be the bindings. please help.

[vikas_chess]

no responses? i guess, i failed to explain my problem properly.

let me try again:

i have a List object inside the model class. The List is null initially. how shall i write a jsp page that will let user to add multiple objects to List?

the problem is, if i wants to get the value of a String object of model class, i can write something like this:

<form:input path="${manager.name}" />

but, how can i do the same for List object of model class? please help.

[curamrda]

I have the same problem... could anybody help? I have tried to make default initialization in the pojo class. but in jsp there is still empty list.

[curamrda]

i have made this in my form controller:

@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
	public String showForm(ModelMap model) {
		Client client = new Client();
		HashSet<Parent> parents = new HashSet<Parent>();
		parents.add(new Parent());
		parents.add(new Parent());		
		client.setParents(parents);		
		
		System.out.println(client.getParents().size());
		model.addAttribute("addClient", client);
		
		ArrayList<ClientGroup> groups = (ArrayList<ClientGroup>)groupServis.getListGroups();
		
		model.addAttribute("groups", groups);
		
		return "addClientForm";
	}

but in jsp there is still parents size = 0
<c:out value="${fn:length(client.parents)}"/>