no, "upper case string" is not a special type, not unless you do not
use String to represent it...like i said, my suggestion is to do this
via a model decorator. further, something like this doesnt even sound
like it belongs in the web layer - sounds like a business requirement
which should be enforced by the setter of the bussiness pojo.

-igor


On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 7:57 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I used the trick it worked great. Thanks very much.
>  Should it be considered a bug?
>  What is interesting before using setType is that getConverter is actually
>   called (from my simple tracing), but after that its methods were
>  not called (I guess somewhere it learned the modelobject was a String so
>  it simply call the built-in converter.
>  I'd think if the getConverter is overriden, its methods should be called
>  regardless of what type was it.  Besides, UppercaseString is
>  a special "Type" so it does not conflict with the rules.
>  (Any custom converter could be considered to target a special type
>  even though it could be just uppercasing or prepend a * to the string)
>  Built-in converter might follow the default rules but
>  if custom converter is provided, wicket should totally depend
>  on the custom converter to do whatever it does.
>
>  Anyway, thanks again.
>
>
>
>  >if you set the type yourself by hand then getConverter() will be called and
>  >you can do what ever you want
>  >We dont do that automatic yes (resolveType doesn't set it to the
>  >String.class)
>  >
>  >johan
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Igor Vaynberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  >wrote:
>  >
>  >> i thought we agreed converters were type converters...so they shouldnt
>  >> be invoked if you are doing string->string :|
>  >>
>  >> -igor
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Johan Compagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  >> wrote:
>  >> > call setTYpe(String.class) on the textfield
>  >> >  or use that constructor with the type param
>  >> >
>  >> >  does that help?
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> >
>  >> >  On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 1:35 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >> >
>  >> >  > Below is a custom component with overrding the getConverter
>  >> >  > for testing purpose. As you could see, it is plain simple one
>  >> >  > with simple output debugging. But it is not working.
>  >> >  > the getConverter is called (output "here")
>  >> >  > but the convertToObject never called (no "there")
>  >> >  > I basically cut and paste the WicketinAction example.
>  >> >  > What I am doing wrong here?
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  > public class RequiredUppperCaseTextField extends TextField {
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >    public RequiredUppperCaseTextField(String id) {
>  >> >  >        super(id);
>  >> >  >        setRequired(true);
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >    }
>  >> >  >    @Override
>  >> >  >    public final IConverter getConverter(Class arg000){
>  >> >  >        System.out.println("here"+ arg0);
>  >> >  >       IConverter icAppend = new IConverter(){
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >            public Object convertToObject(String arg0, Locale arg1) {
>  >> >  >                System.out.println("there"+ arg0);
>  >> >  >                String s = "sss";
>  >> >  >                return s;
>  >> >  >            }
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >            public String convertToString(Object arg0, Locale arg1) {
>  >> >  >                return (String)arg0;
>  >> >  >            }
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >        };
>  >> >  >        return icAppend;
>  >> >  >     }
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  > }
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  >
>  >> >  > >Override the getConverter() method. First call super and with that
>  >> >  > >result call the special one (camel casing?)
>  >> >  > >
>  >> >  > >On 3/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >> >  > >> Hello:
>  >> >  > >> I wonder how to "append" a converter or java method to a component
>  >> so
>  >> >  > that
>  >> >  > >I
>  >> >  > >> would affect what is already defined. For example, I want
>  >> "camelize" a
>  >> >  > >> TextField(or some customized subclass) so that after the converter
>  >> >  > already
>  >> >  > >> defined completes the conversion (regardless what has been done in
>  >> the
>  >> >  > >> chain) , I could use the added converted/method to make the final
>  >> >  > >conversion
>  >> >  > >> to my need. The example I am seeing appears to "overide" and only
>  >> one
>  >> >  > can
>  >> >  > >be
>  >> >  > >> defined for a component, unlike validators, that I could add a
>  >> chain of
>  >> >  > >> them. Let me know if I am wrong about this.
>  >> >  > >> Thanks
>  >> >  > >
>  >> >  >
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