_exactly_ - you put it perfectly mate. So how do you tell the difference between a parameter, and not a parameter? (ie the text field never existed on the form at all) :)
Cheers, Mike On 12/12/03 8:59 PM, "BOGAERT Mathias" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the words: > The problem here is that a HTML form ALWAYS submits parameters as empty > strings, you cannot 'not' send a parameter in. > > Mathias > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dick Zetterberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: vrijdag 12 december 2003 10:45 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Empty string property now "" instead of null? > > > In WW1.3 and 1.4 a string parameter that is empty will set the string > property to the empty string. Not null. If your program choose to interpret > this as null that is up to you. How can you otherwise see the difference > between a parameter that is not sent in at all and one that is sent in but > is empty? > > Cheers, > > Dick Zetterberg > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lars Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Empty string property now "" instead of null? > > >> IMO it is essential that is is NULL. This has been a problem with WW >> 1.2. and has been fixed in 1.3. It's perfectly legal for a String to >> be null. >> >> If WW2 handles this as an empty String, it's a bug. >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> When a form field (single textfield) is not filled, the request >>> param is an empty string, which translates to an empty string array >>> (ParametersInterceptor), but my property setter is called with an empty >>> string. Should't that be null? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Mathias > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does > SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better > code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: > http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
