Jesper-- Thanks for taking the time to submit your request. The best way to formalize this is to use the Bugzilla bug/feature database so that the request is not lost and you get notified when the bug/feature is decided on.
http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/ -james [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jamesholmes.com/struts/ --- Jesper Pedersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > > First of all: sorry if this request for feature is > going to the wrong place. > > Now then... > > Request for Feature: type attribute in <html:text> > -------------------------------------------------- > Often I find myself having > > private Integer myInt; > public Integer getMyInt() {return myInt;} > public void setMyInt(Integer myInt) { this.myInt = > myInt; } > > in my ActionForm. > > The input for myInt comes from a JSP page using the > <html:text> tag. > But since <html:text> is using String as the data > type I've to assign the > value to > > private String myIntString; > > and do the conversion in validate(). > > It would be great if one could specify: > > <html:text property="myInt" > type="java.lang.Integer"/> > > since Integer can take a String in the constructor. > If a > NumberFormatException is thrown a stack-trace is ok > to present to the user > IMO. > > Yes, I know that one should use the > validate(ActionMapping mapping, > ServletRequest request) for this kind of job -- but > in simple cases this > would be a great feature to have (and no I wouldn't > use this feature in > production; only for development). > > Comment ? (or am I totally off here?) > > Cheers, > Jesper > > P.S. I'm not on the list, so if possible Cc: me, > please > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
