Frank- perhaps [1] is useful to you
-Matthias [1] http://myfaces.apache.org/sandbox/apidocs/org/apache/myfaces/custom/convertboolean/BooleanConverter.html On 4/27/06, Mike Kienenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- Matthias Wessendorf Aechterhoek 18 48282 Emsdetten http://jroller.com/page/mwessendorf mwessendorf-at-gmail-dot-com
