protected function getOptionListFromJasper()
    {
        $optionList = array();

        //Get the options from the jasper server
        $inputControlStateArray = JasperHelper::convertInputControlState($this->state);

        foreach ($inputControlStateArray["option"] as $key => $option) {
            //Create an option instance for each option
            $optionList[] = new Option (
                $option["value"],
                $option["label"],
                $option["selected"]
            );
        }

        //Return the options list
        return $optionList;
    }