Try moving the validation logic to the second component...
I don't think rdg1Max has rewinded (and given a chance to update its value)
when rdg's validator kicks in.
Julian Wood wrote:
> Hmm, so am I off in left field here? Is it not possible to validate
> the contents of one field based on the contents of another,
> server-side? Is there a bug?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J
>
> On 1-Oct-06, at 8:31 PM, Julian Wood wrote:
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>> I'm using a bean for validation. In particular, I want to make sure
>> that one field is lte another (think exam scores 6 out of 12). So I
>> have a bean set up like this:
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>> > class="ca.ucalgary.commons.mt3.controller.MaxNullValidator">
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>> And components like this:
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>> Template is like this:
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>> out of
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>> Now ignoring the actual validation, which is simple, when I render
>> this page, max is null as indicated by logging from the setter in
>> maxOne, as expected. When I submit, however, it is still null. When
>> the page comes back (after failing validation), the max is now set
>> properly, and simply pressing submit again will succeed.
>>
>> The curious thing is if I do the same thing using Date, the date will
>> be null on pageRender, but will take the value of the date on submit.
>>
>> With String, I have had it go both ways, so I have been bashing my
>> head against the wall trying to figure out what the difference is, to
>> no avail. I know I must be missing something. I've been playing with
>> different object types and translators, but it all just confuses the
>> issue.
>>
>> How do I make sure the setter for a bean validator is called properly
>> (for an Integer) before the validate method on the validator is
>> called? ie How do I ensure the behaviour seen for Date also works for
>> an Integer?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> J
>>
>> PS. I also know this would be easy using js, by overriding
>> renderContribution, but we need server-side too.
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