I have a conversion validator on a form textfield, which is an Integer property on the action. Now if I enter "a" instead of a number, the conversion validator acts and works, but it throws an exception.
Which is the policy for throwing an XWorkException? I first thought that there was "throw XWorkException when something unexpected happened inside Struts". In this case, if I'm using the conversion validator in the right way, wouldn't be better to log something in devMode and move on? This is the code in XWorkBasicConverter.java that is executed: private Object doConvertToNumber(Map context, Object value, Class toType) { if (value instanceof String) { if (toType == BigDecimal.class) { return new BigDecimal((String) value); } else if (toType == BigInteger.class) { return new BigInteger((String) value); } else if (toType.isPrimitive()) { return super.convertValue(context, value, toType); } else { String stringValue = (String) value; if (!toType.isPrimitive() && (stringValue == null || stringValue.length() == 0)) { return null; } NumberFormat numFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale(context)); ParsePosition parsePos = new ParsePosition(0); if (isIntegerType(toType)) { numFormat.setParseIntegerOnly(true); } numFormat.setGroupingUsed(true); Number number = numFormat.parse(stringValue, parsePos); if (parsePos.getIndex() != stringValue.length()) { throw new XWorkException("Unparseable number: \"" + stringValue + "\" at position " + parsePos.getIndex()); } else { value = super.convertValue(context, number, toType); } } } else if (value instanceof Object[]) { Object[] objArray = (Object[]) value; if (objArray.length == 1) { return doConvertToNumber(context, objArray[0], toType); } } // pass it through DefaultTypeConverter return super.convertValue(context, value, toType); } This is the stack trace: Unparseable number: " " at position 0 - [unknown location] at com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl.XWorkBasicConverter.doConvertToNumber(XWorkBasicConverter.java:411) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl.XWorkBasicConverter.doConvertToNumber(XWorkBasicConverter.java:421) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl.XWorkBasicConverter.convertValue(XWorkBasicConverter.java:132) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.conversion.impl.XWorkConverter.convertValue(XWorkConverter.java:313) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlTypeConverterWrapper.convertValue(OgnlTypeConverterWrapper.java:28) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.getConvertedType(OgnlRuntime.java:687) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.getConvertedTypes(OgnlRuntime.java:703) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.getConvertedMethodAndArgs(OgnlRuntime.java:726) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.getAppropriateMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:783) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.callAppropriateMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:794) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.setMethodValue(OgnlRuntime.java:964) at ognl.ObjectPropertyAccessor.setPossibleProperty(ObjectPropertyAccessor.java:75) at ognl.ObjectPropertyAccessor.setProperty(ObjectPropertyAccessor.java:131) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.ObjectAccessor.setProperty(ObjectAccessor.java:27) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.setProperty(OgnlRuntime.java:1656) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.CompoundRootAccessor.setProperty(CompoundRootAccessor.java:59) at ognl.OgnlRuntime.setProperty(OgnlRuntime.java:1656) at ognl.ASTProperty.setValueBody(ASTProperty.java:101) at ognl.SimpleNode.evaluateSetValueBody(SimpleNode.java:177) at ognl.SimpleNode.setValue(SimpleNode.java:246) at ognl.Ognl.setValue(Ognl.java:476) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil.setValue(OgnlUtil.java:197) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlValueStack.setValue(OgnlValueStack.java:150) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlValueStack.setValue(OgnlValueStack.java:138) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.setParameters(ParametersInterceptor.java:205) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:162) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:86) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:170) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:86) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.StaticParametersInterceptor.intercept(StaticParametersInterceptor.java:104) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.CheckboxInterceptor.intercept(CheckboxInterceptor.java:84) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.FileUploadInterceptor.intercept(FileUploadInterceptor.java:208) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ModelDrivenInterceptor.intercept(ModelDrivenInterceptor.java:88) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor.intercept(ScopedModelDrivenInterceptor.java:127) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.ProfilingActivationInterceptor.intercept(ProfilingActivationInterceptor.java:104) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.debugging.DebuggingInterceptor.intercept(DebuggingInterceptor.java:267) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ChainingInterceptor.intercept(ChainingInterceptor.java:130) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.I18nInterceptor.intercept(I18nInterceptor.java:143) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.PrepareInterceptor.doIntercept(PrepareInterceptor.java:137) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:86) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.ServletConfigInterceptor.intercept(ServletConfigInterceptor.java:164) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AliasInterceptor.intercept(AliasInterceptor.java:130) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor.intercept(ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java:176) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:230) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:229) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:456) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:227) at org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxy.execute(StrutsActionProxy.java:52) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:477) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:467) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:874) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]