struts checkbox : deselect and submit

Question

In my JSP page I have:

<nested:checkbox property="product.hasEmployee" />

This checkbox is selected by default, when I deselect it then I submit the page, I find it selected !

how can I resolve this problem?

Answer 1

Execute this code in the server side:

if (request.getParameter("product.hasEmployee") == null) {
     product.setHasEmployee(false);
}