Hi! > Technically the answer is "no" for both questions. > Well the pragmatical (and only reasonable) answer to the second > question is "yes" in the JSF spec (comp. "required" for h:inputText). > Therefore it makes sense to say "yes" to Q1 as well. > I think the difference here is, that if there was a file uploaded the user HAD provide a file by using the file-selector or entered a path. Means, the user made an action to upload a file - regarding to "required" this condition has been fulfilled.
If the application needs something more than a zero byte file this is on their responsibility then. In contrast to the string ... you can't enter an empty string. Ciao, Mario
