Hi Brad, i would not like to write a getter specific for formatting or
conversion purposes if i already have
one getter. I think itīs hard to maintain and may result in unexpected
results. But i thank you for the opinion, i confess you i thought
in doing this but have left the idea. thanks
Giovani Salvador
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Balmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: html:text and converter
> This may be considered a workaround instead of a fix to the problem but
> have you considered writing another get property for your
> dtIniRealProjecto value that returns the formatted value?
>
> Something like:
> ...
> private java.util.Date date = null;
>
> ...
> public java.util.Date getDate() {
> return this.date;
> }
> //Also create a pre-formatted String of the Date Object
> public String getFormattedDate() {
> java.text.SimpleDateFormat formatter = new
> java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss");
> return formatter.format(getDate());
> }
> ...
>
>
>
>
> Giovani Salvador wrote:
>
> >Donīt worry Hubert....well, i will try explain more detailed....
> >
> >I have a jsp page with the following tag
> >
> ><html:text name="projeto" property="dtIniRealProjeto" maxlength="10"
> >size="10" />
> >
> >Ok, the attribute "name" means that my object has the name "projeto".
Itīs a
> >DTO that an action class
> >put in the request.
> >Well, the html:text will render an input text catching the value from the
> >"dtIniRealProjeto" attribute of my object
> >"project". But this attribute is of Calendar type. Then, what appear in
the
> >browser is the instance representation of
> >this calendar, no the date values. So i want to format this values before
> >presentation and make the html:text show
> >the formatted data.
> >
> >Thatīs the problem, one solution could be using the action form but if i
> >have a DTO with the values, why must i have to
> >copy all values back to Action Form? Donīt you thin this is
time-consuming,
> >cpu-consuming, memory-consuming?
> >
> >I think the major question is:
> >How can i use the html:text to get value from an object (DTO or Action
Form)
> >and FORMAT it????
> >
> >I have seen in the archives many questions and no real answer.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Giovani Salvador
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hubert Rabago" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:27 PM
> >Subject: Re: html:text and converter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Yes, that last msg wasn't much help. Maybe if you provide a bigger
> >>
> >>
> >picture of
> >
> >
> >>the situation, other folks can give you alternatives. Or at least help
> >>
> >>
> >convince
> >
> >
> >>you of the advantages to using AFs.
> >>
> >>--- Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Perhaps it's time to consider using AFs. :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--- Giovani Salvador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>The problem is that i am not showing the data with the action form. I
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >use
> >
> >
> >>>>the html:text to read
> >>>>directly from my DTO and, unfortunatly, no conversion is made. :(
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Giovani Salvador
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "Hubert Rabago" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>>To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:14 PM
> >>>>Subject: Re: html:text and converter
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>You'll have to format the data that you're passing to your
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >ActionForm. If
> >
> >
> >>>>you're
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>extending from ActionForm (but not using a Dyna form), perhaps you
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >can
> >
> >
> >>>>format the
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>data in your setField() method, or before returning from a
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >getField()
> >
> >
> >>>>method.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>--- Giovani Salvador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Hi all...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Is there a way to force that html:text call a converter? My
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >problem is
> >
> >
> >>>>that i
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>am trying to format
> >>>>>>a date before showing it with html:text tag and a possible way is
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >to
> >
> >
> >>>>pass by
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>the StringConverter class,
> >>>>>>for example. By debugging the jakarta commons beans i perceveid
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >that
> >
> >
> >>>>this call
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>is not made. Any tip
> >>>>>>on how to force passing by the StringConverter?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Thanks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Giovani Salvador
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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