How to create a drop down menu from an enum?

Question

How could I display the values of enum structure in JSP? I use the Spring MVC to implement my project.

Many thanks!

public enum ProjectStatusEnum {
    INITIAL(0,"Initial"),ONGOING(1,"Ongoing"),CLOSED(2,"Closed");

    private int value;
    private String key;

    ProjectStatusEnum(int value , String key){
        this.value=value;
        this.key = key;
    }
    public int getValue() {
        return value;
    } 
    public void setValue(int value) {
        this.value = value;
    }  
    public String getKey() {
        return key;
    }
    public void setKey(String key) {
        this.key = key;
    }

}

Answer 1

Add the enum values in an attribute of your request:

// ProjectStatusEnum.values() return an array of ProjectStatusEnum
request.setAttribute("enum", ProjectStatusEnum.values());

And finally, within your JSP:

<ul class="dropdownmenu">
    <c:forEach items="${enum}" var="entry">
        <li>${entry.key} (${entry.value})</li> <!-- for example -->
    </c:forEach>
</ul>

Answer 2

1. Define in your ModelAttribute class the variable to bind to the type of your ENUM class

    public class YourCommand implements Serializable{
       private ProjectStatusEnum yourVariable; 
       /*setter and getter of yourVariable*/
    }
   

2. In the controller, put an instance of YourCommand yourCommand into Model

3. On your jsp page,

   
   
   <form:form method="POST" modelAttribute="yourCommand" ...> 
       <form:select path="yourVariable" cssErrorClass="yourErrorClass">
          <option>Select Project Status</option>
          <form:options itemLabel="key" />
       </form:select>
   </form:form>