Yes, this should work. I have the same issue, but I generally deal with it by converting the String type to a boolean type at the database layer level.
But there's no reason you can't create a converter. You'll need to manually assign it each place it is used, but that's probably what you want to do anyway in this case. On 4/27/06, Frank Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it possible to bind a h:selectBooleanCheckbox component to a String > field? The string field is coming out of the db as a Y or N value. This is > existing code used in a lot of places, and I can't change it. It should have > been stored in the object as a boolean or Boolean, but I can't change that > now. > > Any ideas on how to do this? I've read about using converter's, but they > don't seem to apply here, unless I have to write my own. I'd rather use a > standard one if I can. > > Thanks... > > > > Frank Russo > Senior Developer > FX Alliance, LLC > 900 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor > New York, NY 10022 > 646.268.9949 >
