Hello.
[In short] The (deprecated) PropertyUtils class doesn't seem to support PropertyEditors at all. I had to modify the class to fit my purposes, by adding this support. For example, when trying to set a String into a property which is not a String type, I check with the PropertyEditorManager for a corresponding editor, and try to use it for converting types. However, I'm a little worried because, first PropertyUtils is deprecated, second I had to modify and maintain my own version of the class (which overrides the one in the Struts jar). [My question] Should my modifications be included into cvs, or is there a cleaner way of achieving this kind of custom conversion? [More details] The reason for this need is that I'm using Torque and Torque's primary/foreign keys are in the form of NumberKey objects, which can be constructed from a String, or converted toString(). Obviously, at some point keys need to be as Strings (for the html form and parameters), and at some other point as NumberKeys. I decided to make my Form Bean mimick the OM Bean by defining both of them with NumberKey properties, in order to ease their implementation. This way the conversion must occur within Struts, when it tries to populate or read the Form Bean, which is performed with the help of PropertyUtils. The PropertyEditor support did the trick for that. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Best regards, -- Mathieu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
