I'm currently using a combination of XMLForms and modular database actions to insert and update db data. I don't understand what exactly is your problem.
Some of my beans contain Date or TimeStamp attributes, containing the current date. I don't need a String representation of the dates, as I don't display the dates, I just need them to be available for update or insert. But if I'm not mistaken, calling a Date using jxpath should invoke toString()... ?
The only problem I had was inserting the date or timestamp in the database (datetime column). I'm using the modular database actions, and an InputModule to access the bean in the session. If this is what you're trying to do, you should modify the JDBCTypeConversions, because the most simple mapping (in my case TimeStamp to Types.TIMESTAMP is not provided).
But besides that, it works very well. So if you want to display the data, jxpath should take care of the toString() I think. Or am I missing something here?
And for the actual database actions: how are you trying to insert/update the database? ESQL, modular database actions?
Hope this helps you any further. Feel free to ask more information, perhaps I should write a howto or tutorial about the integration of XMLForms and modular database actions, if anyone is interested and if I find the time for it :-)
In the meantime: is anyone working on the (input)modules right now? I think I read something on the mailinglist a while ago, but I don't know what the current status is. To use XMLForms with modular database actions, an XMLFormInputModule is a nice and easy way to work...
Jan
Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
Try the following:
Use a Date property with its own getter and setter for the database access.
Implement an extra property named dateString.
Then write the getter of the property to convert the Date object into String
when invoked.
Also write a setter to convert a string to a date. The Java DateFormat class
can help.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html
In your XMLForm documents refer to the dateString property, instead of the
date property.
In your Java code, use the date property.
Hope this helps.
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Hello,
I use XMLForm and I want to put the today date in a form.
The problem is that the today date has to be a String because the XMLForm
simply display the value of the Bean class attribute. If this value is not a
String, the date can't be read!
But I want to store the today date in a Date format (because I have a
timestamp format in my database).
How to store the date in a Date type and display it like a String?
How to do this??
Thank you
Sylvain
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