If you look at the source there is already a boolean converter, but it does the *opposite* of what you need. It was in sandbox the last time I saw it but it may have moved to tomahawk. Should be quick to implement though.
Dennis Byrne >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank Russo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:35 PM >To: 'MyFaces Discussion' >Subject: General Converter Question > >Is it possible to bind a h:selectBooleanCheckbox component to a String >field? The string field is coming out of the db as a Y or N value. This >is existing code used in a lot of places, and I can't change it. It >should have been stored in the object as a boolean or Boolean, but I >can't change that now. > >Any ideas on how to do this? I've read about using converter's, but they >don't seem to apply here, unless I have to write my own. I'd rather use >a standard one if I can. > >Thanks... > >Frank Russo >Senior Developer >FX Alliance, LLC >900 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor >New York, NY 10022 >646.268.9949 > > >