<h:selectOneMenu id="someClientId" styleClass="someStyle">
<f:selectItems value="#{myBean.selectItems}"/>
</h:selectOneMenu>
Note that I am not specifying a converter here since I am trying to use a default converter using the converter-for-class tag.
I am going to take a look at the findConverterToCreate method mentioned in Mike's response. I'll post my findings.
Thanks,
Michael
On 9/8/05, Dennis Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
He's saying he checked out the code on 2005-08-16 .
Can you post your tags?
---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:27:04 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Caroline Jen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: SelectItem and Converters
>To: MyFaces Discussion <[email protected]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Sorry about my ignorance. What is "myfaces svn
>snapshot"?
>
>--- Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I'm using selectOneMenus with arrays of selectItems
>> and converters
>> without any problem with a myfaces svn snapshot from
>> 2005-08-16 (I'm a
>> couple weeks out of date because I had to work on a
>> non-JSF project
>> for a bit).
>>
>> It sounds like your converter isn't properly
>> registered.
>> I think createConverter is only called after the
>> appropriate converter
>> type to create is identified, so you really need to
>> be setting a
>> breakpoint in the "findConverterToCreate" method (I
>> don't remember the
>> name or location offhand, but if you start in
>> UIInput, you should be
>> able to find it fairly quickly. Alternately, you
>> can just set a
>> breakpoing in UIInput.)
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> On 9/8/05, Michael < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I apologize if this question is answered
>> elsewhere but I didn't have any
>> > luck with the mailing list archive, JIRA, or
>> google.
>> >
>> > I have an array of SelectItem objects with the
>> value set to a Java 5
>> > enumeration. If I register a custom converter
>> using converter-for-class,
>> > I'd expect to be able to bind the SelectItem array
>> to a selectOneMenu and
>> > the converter would be called automatically.
>> >
>> > Instead, my converter is never called. Further,
>> > Application.createConverter is never called either
>> (I set a breakpoint
>> > there). I get the following exception:
>> > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Value is no
>> String and
>> > component someClientId does not have a Converter
>> >
>> > I looked at the code and it seems that
>> > RendererUtils.getConvertedStringValue does not
>> check to see
>> > if a class converter exists. It only uses the
>> converter passed to it (which
>> > looking in HtmlRendererUtils, is the converter
>> associated with the
>> > UIComponent).
>> >
>> > I know there was some mention of this in
>> MYFACES-131 but it was closed as a
>> > duplicate with no reference (at least that I could
>> find) to the original
>> > bug.
>> >
>> > Am I missing something or should this be filed as
>> a bug?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Michael
>> >
>>
>
>
>
>
>
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