I am accepting a value through database. It is a select box with two options offline and online.
the problem is that this code doesn't work:
<select value="<%=app.selectedValue%>">
<option value="offline">Offline</option>
<option value="online">Online</option>
</select>
the value attribute of select is to be obtained from database. I use underscore's templating engine for the same.
I receive the correct value from the database but its not setting it on the select element. Can anyone help me how I can get the value from database and then dynamically set the value to the select element so the proper option is selected?
PS: I know about the selected="selected" attribute. The question is how i can use it dynamically.
PPS: Using this in an MVC structure using Backbone Marionette JS frameworks. So solutions with respect to that will be much appreciated.
Another option is to take that logic out of your template and handle it within your Backbone view's render method (or Marionette's onRender event), e.g.:
// ... within the render() method
$("#out").html(this.template()); // render the template
$("#out").children("select").val(this.options.app.selectedValue); // select option based on value
Sample code: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/vOwMPN?editors=101