taken from TLD file
<snip>
<!-- Converter for Boolean values -->
<tag>
<name>convertBoolean</name>
<tag-class>org.apache.myfaces.custom.convertboolean.ConvertBooleanTag</tag-class>
<display-name>Boolean Converter</display-name>
<description>Converts a boolean to custom format (yes/no),
(1/0),
etc.</description>
<attribute>
<name>trueValue</name>
<required>false</required>
<description>Value representing a boolean true, e.g.
TRUE, yes, 1,
etc.</description>
</attribute>
<attribute>
<name>falseValue</name>
<required>false</required>
<description>Value representing a boolean false, e.g.
FALSE, no, 0,
etc.</description>
</attribute>
</tag>
</snip>
On 4/27/06, Frank Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's it exactly. Is it as simple as putting <s:convertBoolean
> trueValue="Y" falseValue="N"/> in my page?
>
> Frank Russo
> Senior Developer
> FX Alliance, LLC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Matthias Wessendorf
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:54 PM
> To: MyFaces Discussion
> Subject: Re: General Converter Question
>
> Frank-
>
> perhaps [1] is useful to you
>
> -Matthias
>
> [1]
> http://myfaces.apache.org/sandbox/apidocs/org/apache/myfaces/custom/conv
> ertboolean/BooleanConverter.html
>
> On 4/27/06, Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Yes, this should work. I have the same issue, but I generally deal
> > with it by converting the String type to a boolean type at the
> > database layer level.
> >
> > But there's no reason you can't create a converter. You'll need to
> > manually assign it each place it is used, but that's probably what you
>
> > want to do anyway in this case.
> >
> >
> > On 4/27/06, Frank Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
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> Aechterhoek 18
> 48282 Emsdetten
> http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf
> mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com
>
>
>
>
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