Try title.length() > 10 The expression validator is a little confusing at the moment, if the expression is FALSE, it is invalid.
Cheers, Mike On 9/6/03 1:15 PM, "Toby Hede" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the words: > i tried escaping the <, but still get no validation on length - am i > accessing the method correctly? > > > Mike Cannon-Brookes wrote: >> Toby, >> >> Because it's XML, you need to escape the < - ie < >> >> Cheers, >> Mike >> >> On 9/6/03 12:03 PM, "Toby Hede" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the >> words: >> >> >>> hi there again, i am attempting to validate string length using XWork >>> validation. >>> >>> i solved the problem using a custom validator, which i have attached in >>> case anyone finds it useful ... feel free to roll it into xwork. >>> >>> then i suddenly realised that i could possibly use the expression >>> validator to test string length without having a custom class. so i >>> wrote the following, but it doesn't parse because of the '<' character >>> (this possibly means that the example on the wiki is also broken). >>> wrapping in a CDATA element gives an error stating 'Got result of null >>> when trying to get boolean'. >>> >>> <validator type="expression"> >>> <param name="expression">title.length < 10</param> >>> <message>Title must be less than 10 characters long.</message> >>> </validator> >>> >>> CDATA: >>> <![CDATA[title.length < 10]]> >>> >>> is using the expression validation not possible when validating string >>> length? >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best >>> thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features >>> you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Opensymphony-webwork mailing list >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best >> thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features >> you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensymphony-webwork mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best > thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features > you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork