jQuery Star Rating Plugin callback function with previously default set value

Question

I am using the jQuery Star Rating Plugin. When the page is loaded a dynamic value should be set with the posibility of changing that in a jquery dialog with the new selected value. I have something like this:

    $("input#currentRatingDisplay").rating('select', '${rating}');// dynamic value that does not get selected?!?   

    $("input#currentRatingDisplay").rating({
        callback: function(value, link){
            $("#rateIt").rating('select', value, false); // stars in ui dialog to get persisted in the db  
                $("#dialog-rating" ).dialog("open");
            }
    }); 

The callback function with value transfer to the stars in dialog works but the problem is that the initial rating is not selected. Any ideas? Also - is there a way to get read of the reset button? Thanks.

Answer 1

No need for javascript to do that. As the site says: Use the checked property to specify the initial/default value of the control.

So something like:

<c:forEach var="random" items="${item}">
   <c:if test="${fn:item == rating}">
      <input name="star2" type="radio" class="star" checked="checked"/>
   <c: else>
      <input name="star2" type="radio" class="star"/>
</c:forEach>