Displaying data from mysql database.

[Haresh gurav]

Hi,
In main.jsp i wish to display the data from the database( user information stored in user table ). my codein main.jsp is:

<h2> description about user:</h2>
<% Statement st = null;
ResultSet rs = null;

rs = st.executeQuery("Select description from user ");
%>
<option value = "<%=rs.getString("description")%>" >
</option>
when i run the above code it shows the error:
java.lang.NullPointerException
org.apache.jsp.main_jsp._jspService(main_jsp.java: 72)
like at abovered color line
can anybody have solution for above or any alternative code.
Thanks and regards
Haresh

[masijade]

Define your statement and don't use scriptlets in JSP (they're only really still there for backwards compatability use a bean).

[Eku]

where is your driver?
where is the connection string? You dont even have a connection. ^_^

And as masijade said, please avoid using scriptlets. You can also use Servlets ^_^