<select name="<%= this.get_name ESCAPE=HTML %>" id="<%= this.get_name ESCAPE=HTML %>">
    <option value="">--- <%TEXT VALUE="please select" %> ---</option>
    <%LOOP this.get_elements %>
        <option value="<%= _.value ESCAPE=HTML %>"<%IF _.is_selected %> selected="selected"<%/IF%>>
            <%= _.data ESCAPE=HTML %>
        </option>
    <%/LOOP%>
</select>