> Label dbl = new Label("dbllbl",""+x){
Why pass in a string? Better is to do new Label("foo", new Model(x)); > @Override > protected void onComponentTagBody(final MarkupStream > markupStream, final > ComponentTag openTag) > { > Object val = > getConverter().convert(getModelObjectAsString(), If you are merely displaying the value, you don't need to convert. What this line above does - if you'd pass in a model that produces a number) is convert from a number to a string (using the converter, this is in getModelObjectAsString) and back again. You can just do Object val = getModelObject(). Alternatives: 1) Wrap the model (decorator pattern) so that it returns the formatted value. 2) Use a custom converter like: new Label("foo", new Model(x)) { public IConverter getConverter(Class type) { return new AbstractNumberConverter() { public NumberFormat getNumberFormat(Locale locale) { return NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(); } } } } Eelco --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]