How to get both label and value from f:selectItems

Question

I am working on a JSF page which has a dropdown based on List:

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Answer 1

The following approach may also be useful in getting value and label using List :
Here, facade, statesFacade fetches list of states from database/enterprise bean.

In view (xhtml page):

In the Managed Bean(applicationBean1.java):

private String state;

/**
     * @return the stateSelectItems
     */
    public List getStateSelectItemsItems() {
        stateSelectItems.add(new SelectItem("-1","--- Select state ---"));
        int statesCount = statesFacade.count();
        List states;
        states = statesFacade.findAll();
        for (int i = 0; i < statesCount; i++) {
            stateSelectItems.add(new SelectItem(states.get(i).getStateSlNo(), states.get(i).getStateName()));
        }
        return stateSelectItems;
    }


       public String getSelectedState(){
       if("".equals(getState()) || getState() ==null){
        return "";
       }else{
        return "Selected State : " + getStateSelectItems.get(Integer.parseInt(getState())).getValue()+", "++ getStateSelectItems.get(Integer.parseInt(getState())).getLabel();
       }
    }