Pierre van Rooden wrote:
I don't see a point of defining a pattern on the default String datatype.
If you specify a string and do not assign it a different
datatype/guitype, it will, by default, have this pattern associated.
Whether that pattern is enforced or not is immaterial imo - a default,
base datatype should not have any unnecessary restrictions.
That the default representation of a string is an input box instead of a
textarea is not of interest here.
I prefer Nico's solution, to add a 'line' datatype, and let 'string' be
unrestricted.
I understand Michiels point. It is very hard to make smart editors if
the String datatype answers with undefined on the yes/no-question: do
you like newlines?
MMbase users like smart editors and this is one of the first question a
smart edotor will ask. If a smart editor is not allowed to ask this then
it has to hardcode it for all specializations which is not very smart.
From a purist point of view this is ugly and unacceptable, but from a
pragmatic point of view this is the best choice.
I try to be a purist, but if that fails then I will be pragmatic.
Nico
BTW. Michiels last proposal is already in the head.
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