Ok yes you can define max less than the DB fieldtype.
looks like some reformating is done in
ModelFormField.java
about like 548.
} else if ("name".equals(modelField.getType()) ||
"short-varchar".equals(modelField.getType())) {
ModelFormField.TextField textField = new
ModelFormField.TextField(ModelFormField.FieldInfo.SOURCE_AUTO_ENTITY, this);
textField.setSize(40);
textField.setMaxlength(Integer.valueOf(60));
this.setFieldInfo(textField);
Vu Hong Thuan sent the following on 10/25/2008 10:18 AM:
> Hi BJ,
> Thank for suggestion. But I find some interesting:
>
> 1. I'm using PostgreSQL. And in the file
> /framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml, I find the following
> line:
> <field-type-def type="name" sql-type="VARCHAR(100)"
> java-type="String"></field-type-def>
> That means length of "type=name" field is equal to varchar(100) in postgres.
>
> 2. In file entitymodel.xml of party application, at PartyGroup entity
> definition, the groupNameLocal field is defined as:
> <field name="groupNameLocal" type="name"></field>
>
> 3. In table party_group of the postgres db, I find the field
> group_name_local has length 100. That's ok.
>
> 4. In the form create PartyGroup of party application, the groupNameLocal
> text box has size is 40. So I only type 40 characters. This opposite to all
> three above things.
>
> Could you give me suggestion?
> Thank you very much.
>
>
> 2008/10/25 BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> more detailed inline
>>
>> Vu Hong Thuan sent the following on 10/25/2008 3:16 AM:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm a newbie in ofbiz. I have a question.
>>> The length of the entity field whose type is "name" is 100. By when is
>>> rendered as a textbox in form, the size of text box is 40.
>> Then the DB file that define that field type says it is 40.
>>
>>> I really don't know about the mismatch in size of file type and of
>> text-box
>>> form input.
>> you need to become familiar with how ofbiz works. you don't define max
>> field lengths in the UI, it is done at the entity level, and the DB file
>> for the DB you are using.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Eg. In the form "createPartyGroup" size of GroupName text-box is 40. But
>> in
>>> the entity.config, type of GroupName field is "name" type. And length of
>>> "name" type is 100.
>>> How can I change the size of text-box of "name"-type entity field to 100?
>> This is defined in the file for the DB you are using.
>> since it will effect all fields in every entity with that type, it is
>> better to use extend-entity and create a new field that uses one of the
>> fieldtypes that uses a blob or text db type.
>>
>>> Thank for any suggestion.
>>>
>
>
>
