If you're interested in pursuing this, submit this as a feature request on the displaytag-dev list. It maybe on the TODO list already.
-Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [displaytag-user] easy way to sort simple String columns > case-insensitively? > > > Yes, this was originally what I was looking for. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paulsen, Jay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [displaytag-user] easy way to sort simple String columns > case-insensitively? > > > I'm not sure there's a way to do it generically. It would be > nice to be > able to do this in a jsp: > > <display:table name="foo"> > <display:column property="bar" sort="true" > caseInsensitiveSort="true"/> > </display:table> > > and have the table tag automagically take care of it. Is > this what you're > thinking of? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ryan Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [displaytag-user] easy way to sort simple > String columns > > case-insensitively? > > > > > > Thanks Jay, the problem I see with this solution is that I > > have to create a seperate decorator for each object property > > I want to sort on and we use display tables all over the > > place where we need to be able to sort Strings like this. > > Since sorting strings case-insensitively is such a common > > thing I was hoping that there was functionality in the tag to > > handle this without that much work (or maybe I'm just being > > lazy). Is there a way to pass a property name in when using > > a decorator (other than the decorator property name) so I > > could create a generic decorator of this type? > > > > Ryan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paulsen, Jay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:35 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [displaytag-user] easy way to sort simple > String columns > > case-insensitively? > > > > > > You can't subclass String because it's final. But you can > > create a String > > wrapper class that implements Comparable and perform your > > case insensitive > > compare there. Then, in a decorator, return an instance of > > this wrapper > > class. > > > > Don't know if this is the best way - but it is functional. > > > > example: > > > > > > /* String wrapper class to implement case insensitive sorting */ > > public class CaseInsensitiveString implements Serializable, > > Comparable { > > private String s; > > > > public CaseInsensitiveString(String s) { > > this.s = s; > > } > > > > public String toString() { > > return s.toString(); > > } > > > > public int compareTo(Object o) { > > // ignore case on compare > > return > this.s.compareToIgnoreCase(((CaseInsensitiveString) o).s); > > } > > } > > > > > > /* decorator */ > > public class MyDecorator extends TableDecorator { > > > > public CaseInsensitiveString getMyString() { > > // build a case insensitive string object to wrap the string > > representation > > // of your object or object property as needed > > return new CaseInsensitiveString(((MyObject) > > getObject()).getSomeProperty()); > > } > > } > > > > HTH > > -Jay > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ryan Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:20 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [displaytag-user] easy way to sort simple String columns > > > case-insensitively? > > > > > > > > > I've looked through the information at > > > http://edhill.its.uiowa.edu/display/ and saw no easy way to > > > get a sort of a column of strings case-insensitive in the > > > display tag. I'm not talking about the initial sorting but > > > the sort once a column that is sortable is clicked. Is there > > > an easier way to do this than subclassing String and > > > overriding the compareTo method? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > > > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > > > No other company gives more support or power for your > > dedicated server > > > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > displaytag-user mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > > No other company gives more support or power for your > dedicated server > > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > displaytag-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > > No other company gives more support or power for your > dedicated server > > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > > displaytag-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > displaytag-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > displaytag-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! 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