My suggestion would be to bind it to a String so you can do the validation the way you want, and then convert the value in your value binding methods, since you should be able to guarantee that the conversion will work without errors at that point.
On 1/17/06, Dennis Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a requirement to provide users with a single text field to specify > time. The time must be in [0-23]:[0-59] format ( in the US, military > format). The inputText field is bound to a java.util.Date in the domain > model. > > In cases where users enter an invalid time, a ConverterException prevents > validation. I would like to avoid the following : > > * letting the exception occur, and handling it at the dep. desc. level > * swallowing exceptions in the Converter, and validating the submittedValue > * throwing a ValidatorException from a Converter > > Must I do this manually in an action ? > > Dennis Byrne > > >
