> -----Original Message----- > From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:38 AM > To: Struts Developers List > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Is FormBean mandatory??? > > On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Konstantin Priblouda wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:15:03 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Konstantin Priblouda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Is FormBean mandatory??? > > > > --- Matt Raible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Web forms can only handle Strings and booleans - so > > > if your value > > > objects have Dates or Integers, get ready for some > > > fun! > > > > Integers are completely OK, floats depend on sanity of > > web users. ( imagine some bank clerk who is used > > to enter dots to separate 000... ) > > > > Using int or Integer properties in a form bean misses the > whole reason for its existence -- to reproduce the user's > input in case they made a mistake. >
It's still nice that you can use integer properties, though, for things like select fields and radio buttons...anything that doesn't allow free-form text input. -- Tim Moore / Blackboard Inc. / Software Engineer 1899 L Street, NW / 5th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 Phone 202-463-4860 ext. 258 / Fax 202-463-4863 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
