So in a way the type defines it's input mechanism... I think it's interesting but needs to be fleshed out some more. I don't think that this neccessarily means that applications would have to be tied to WebWork, but maybe could even be done with another (!) config file like PhoneNumber-input.xml that would somehow define the input mechanisms for a PhoneNumber, and then there could be Person-input.xml that would delegate work to PhoneNumber.
Interesting idea, but doubtful it'd see the light of day in 2.0, but let's keep chatting for 2.1 maybe. -Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Ottinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 5:26 AM Subject: [OS-webwork] Thought concerning HTML form rendering > Would it be better to have something like this: > > <ww:field name="foo.bar" label="'Bar'" /> > > instead of > > <ww:text name="foo.bar" label="'Bar'" /> > > Consider: the rendering engine can see that the field is a String, so it > can generally figure out the rendering type. Maybe String isn't a > brilliant idea - maybe there's a possibility of creating new types in > WebWork such that the form can look at the type and say "Gee, this is > supposed to be a textarea, let's render it that way," or "Gee, this is a > numeric type, integral, let's generate an input field that doesn't allow > non-numerics or decimal points," etc. > > No, I don't have any code to show off for this, nor am I convinced this is > a "solution," and in fact, I'm not even sure there's a problem... just > trying to think in terms of how a user might use this, without having to > know the destination types. Imagine: a Phone type, or a ZIP, or a State... > all with custom renderers that don't require anything special on the front > end... just a reference to the field in question. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph B. Ottinger http://enigmastation.com > IT Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] > J2EE Editor - Java Developer's Journal [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
