Hi Rick-
I should have deleted the first block of code. It's not exactly misleading,
but it unfocuses my point. I apologise for that. I'm spread a little thin
so the email quality control is suffering ;-).
The key thing to notice is this:
1. HashMap values = new HashMap();
2. values.put("today", "2002-03-17");
3. MockForm mockForm = new MockForm();
4. BeanUtils.copyProperties(mockForm, values);
5. System.out.println(mockForm.getToday());
6. Map beanProps = BeanUtils.describe(mockForm);
7. System.out.println(beanProps.get("today"));
On line 4, the code successfully transforms a String into a Date and stores
it in the form MockForm. On line 6, I try to get that value out of the
MockForm (where it is stored as a Date) and into beanProps which is a Map of
the Stringified values of all the getters on MockForm. The date string that
ends up in beanProps is not formatted.
jk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Reumann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:07 PM
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: java.util.Dates and Struts
>
>
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:49:04 -0500
> Jim Krygowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > This is my test:
> > ...
> > String input = null;
> >
> > // check to make sure the datatype is right
> > input = "2002-03-17";
> > Date dateValue = (Date)ConvertUtils.convert(input, Date.class);
> > assertTrue(dateValue instanceof Date);
>
> But where is this dateValue being used? You saying it's not converting
> java.util.Date to a String properly for you yet I don't see this Date
> being used anywhere to even allow it be converted to the String in the
> correct format.
>
> >
> > // try to get a value from a Map
> > HashMap values = new HashMap();
> > values.put("today", "2002-03-17");
> > MockForm mockForm = new MockForm();
> > BeanUtils.copyProperties(mockForm, values);
>
>
> Isn't your concern going the other direction that is having you
> stumped? In other words here you are just doing a String to String
> conversion. Why don't you create a Bean that has java.util.Date field
> and then do
> BeanUtils.copyProperties(mockForm, theObjectThatHasAdateField );
> Then try
>
> > Map beanProps = BeanUtils.describe(mockForm);
> > System.out.println(beanProps.get("today"));
>
>
>
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