Remember... separation of view from model. The act of displaying an
amount in a particular currency format is separate from determining what
that amount is. So the code used to implement the display of the amount
should not be mixed up with the code used to determine the amount.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Asbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Client/Server Side Validation for Struts 1.1
> Ok, so why then is this an issue. What is the value of seeing Pounds
AND
> Euros on the same page if you dont want to realte their rates. Ok, so
I
> could enter data using pounds, or enter data using Euros depending on
my
> personalization setting. But what is the use of DISPLAYING both if
you wont
> give me then conversion?
>
> By the way Ted, you are up early man. I guess it finally thawed out
upstate
> ;^>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Husted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 7:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Client/Server Side Validation for Struts 1.1
>
>
> > Wouldn't exchange rates count as business logic?
> >
> > I think the thrust here is the ability to take a given binary number
and
> > display it using the currency sign and format ($###.## vs ###,##DM]
for
> > a given nation. This package would consider the value immutable.
Another
> > player would have to change the binary value first, and then pass it
> > along for formatting.
> >
> > Jonathan Asbell wrote:
> > >
> > > "Tonarino kyacua, yoku-ki-ka-ku Kyuacuda"
> > >
> > > What about allowing two or three different displays of currency,
but
> only
> > > one type of currency for data entry. That way I could be in
England
> > > entering pounds, but seeing display values in Pounds, Hong Kong $,
and
> Euro.
> > > Of course this keeps making me think that at this point we are
talking
> about
> > > accessing the current exchange rates, which than you would need a
feed
> etc.
> > > This IS true because thereare countries in SOuth america whos
currency
> jumps
> > > and dives each week, and you would not be presenting viewers with
the
> > > correct exchange.
> >
>
