The problem is that this setRequired is only really valid for a try state checkbox. I agree that required shouldnt mean it has to be true thats weird in my eyes
On 1/7/08, Kent Tong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I observed that if "required" is set to true for a Checkbox, Wicket will > ensure that the Checkbox is checked. If it is cleared by the user, it > will be treated as an error. See > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WICKET-1221 and > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WICKET-1260 for some > background. > > For me, "required" means that a value must be provided. For a > check box, if it is checked, it has a value of true. if it is unchecked, it > has a value of false. So it always satisfy "required". Treating "required" > as "having a value of true" doesn't sound correct to me. > > If we consider the error message that should be used, for the case of > forcing the user to check the box (eg, [x] I have read the agreement), > it should say "you must check xxx", which is quite different from the > error message for "required": "you must provide xxx". > > For the use case of forcing a checked check box, I think an CheckedValidator > should be used, which can provide a much better default error message. > > Not that it's an important, but just to see what others think. > > ----- > -- > Kent Tong > Wicket tutorials freely available at http://www.agileskills2.org/EWDW > Axis2 tutorials freely available at http://www.agileskills2.org/DWSAA > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/%22required%22-for-Checkbox-tp14662131p14662131.html > Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
