Isn't there a limit on URL length?
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tapestry Developer) >Subject: [Tapestry-developer] About [ 581691 ] Object not String for >service parameters >Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:41:45 +0000 > >I'm now very excited about this change. > >When I realized that I had all the technology in place >to support this, I don't think I fully appreciated how >good it was going to be. I mean, how difficult is it to >converts objects to strings and back? > >This change is primarily about the Direct component, >though it affects any other component or service that >makes use of service parameters. > >In the past, those service parameters were an array of >*String*. Starting in 2.2, the parameters are an array >of *Object*. > >Tapestry converts the Objects into strings, which are >included in the URL. However, the strings can then be >converted *back* to their object values. This not only >works for Integer, Double, Long, Byte, etc., but for any >Serializable object (though the string encoded into the >URL can be quite long!). > >This makes listener methods much simpler, instead of >having to figure out how to convert the String into an >Object with something like > > Integer primaryKey = new Integer(parameters[0]); > >The listener methods can instead assume the objects are >the right type: > > Integer primaryKey = (Integer)parameters[0]; > >This really works on the "objects, methods and >properties" mantra. > >The downside of this is a few interfaces (IRequestCycle, >IEngineService, Gesture, AbstractService) changed in non- >backwards compatible ways, so there will be a slight >cost in upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2. > > > >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://tapestry.sf.net > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf >_______________________________________________ >Tapestry-developer mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer Joseph Panico [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Tapestry-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tapestry-developer
