I've come up with a code-free workaround for the problem.
Quick reminder of the problem: HTML checkboxes do not submit a request
value if unchecked and hence DatabaseUpdateAction writes NULL into the
corresponding column in the database. In Cocoon 2.03 there in no way of
overriding this effective "NULL default".
What is more typically required is something like: when checked, write
"Y"; when unchecked, write "N". By adding a hidden input field of the
same name as the checkbox input field to your HTML form you can force a
non-NULL default.
eg. my version of simple-page.xsl generates HTML for a checkbox as...
<input type="checkbox" name="{@name}" value="Y">
<xsl:if test=".='Y'">
<xsl:attribute name="checked">true</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:if>
</input>
<!-- default value for when checkbox is left unchecked -->
<input type="hidden" name="{@name}" value="N"/>
When the box is checked, the Y is written, but when unchecked, the N is
written.
Cheers
Simon
PS. Tested with Cocoon 2.03, Java 1.3.1, Tomcat 4.01, IE6 and NS6
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