Hello,
thanks for the quick response! I decided to go with the xml configuration file
and did something similar you proposed using an extended "outputText":
<component jsfid="my:outputDateTime" extends="outputText">
<converter jsfid="dateTimeConverter">
<attributes>
<set name="pattern" value="@pattern" />
</attributes>
</converter>
</component>
For a more generalized approach I used the symbol "@pattern" rather like a
hard-coded value for the pattern attribute of the converter. This way I'm able
to fully re-use this component for other pattern styles:
<span jsfid="my:outputDateTime" pattern="dd.MM.yyyy">#{myView.date}</span>
or
<span jsfid="my:outputDateTime" pattern="HH:mm:ss.SSS">#{myView.time}</span>
Cheers,
René
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary VanMatre
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 26 Jul
2006 18:41:18 +0200
Subject: Re: How to define
converter/validator/actionListener in Clay's full HTML view without XML
configuration?
> >From: René Zanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I try to use the full HTML views provided by Clay - if possible without
> the need
> > for additional component definition(s) in XML.
> > When defining converters (e.g. a DateTimeConverter) like the following:
> >
> >
> ><span jsfid="outputText" value="#{row.date}">
> > <span jsfid="dateTimeConverter" pattern="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS">
> > 01.01.1900
> > </span>
> ></span>
> >
>
>
> The html tapestry like template parsing doesn't allow you to add nested
> converters, validators and listeners.
> You can use the attribute "converter" if it's a simple converter that
> doesn't require properties.
> <span jsfid="outputText" value="#{row.date}"
> converter="javax.faces.DateTime">
> 01.01.1900
> </span>
>
> However, this converter requires custom properties. You have several
> options. If you want to
> stay with tapestry like templates, you will need to define a custom clay
> config component.
>
> HTML:
> <span jsfid="mydate" value="#{row.date}" converter="javax.faces.DateTime">
>
> 01.01.1900
> </span>
>
> XML Config:
> <component jsfid="mydate" extends="outputText">
> <converter jsfid="convertDateTime">
> <attributes>
> <set name="pattern" bindingType="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS"/>
> </attributes>
> </converter>
> </component>
>
> Or, you could use the new namespace support. It would look something like
> this:
>
> HTML:
> <span xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core";
> xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html";>
>
> <h:outputText value="#{row.date}">
> <f:convertDateTime pattern="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS"/>
> </h:outputText>
>
> </span>
>
> Or, yet another flavor of html namespaces:
> HTML:
> <span xmlns:clay="http://shale.apache.org/xml/clay";>
> <clay:element jsfid="outputText">
> <clay:attributes>
> <clay:set name="value" value="#{row.date}"/>
> </clay:attributes>
> <clay:converter jsfid="convertDateTime">
> <clay:attributes>
> <clay:set name="pattern" bindingType="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS"/>
> </clay:attributes>
> </clay:converter>
> </clay:element>
>
> </span>
>
>
>
> > I receive the following ERRORs:
> >
> > 13:45:23,275 ERROR [ApplicationImpl] Could not instantiate component of
> type
> > javax.faces.DateTime
> > 13:45:23,322 ERROR [CreateComponentCommand] Cannot create Component
> > renderId="118" jsfid="dateTimeConverter"
> componentType="javax.faces.DateTime"
> > extends="dateTimeConverter" allowBody="null" facetName="null"
> >
> > Is there a possibility (special attribute of the , special configuration)
> > to add converters/validators/actionListeners and so on via a pure HTML
> view or
> > do I have to define the component in a clay-config.xml file and add the
> > converters there?
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> >
> > René
>
>
> Gary
>
