or you can simply do:

class YesNoCheckBox extends CheckBox {

  protected IModel initModel() {
     return new CheckBoxYesNoModel(super.initModel());
  }
}

-igor

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 2:29 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Use model decorator sometimes seems troublesome.
>  I need to use a form containing a lot of checkboxes and other types
>  with compoundproperty model with a entity bean, say record.
>  Most formcoponent ids are identical to their record property name,
>  such as Textfield("firstName") and record also has "firstName"
>  if I use the extra decorator indirection for checkbox,
>  I'd have to use
>  CheckBox("checked",new CustomerModel(new PropertyModel(record,"checked"))
>  or is there a better/convenient way to do this?
>
>
>
>  >you forgot the important detach() { room.detach(); }
>  >
>
> >-igor
>  >
>  >
>  >On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Timo Rantalaiho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  >wrote:
>  >>
>
>
> >> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>  >>  > Is there built-in mechanism to auto convert the checkbox model value
>  >>  > to be a character set Y/N  or Yes/No or any other pairs?
>  >>  > This is frequently used pattern.
>  >>
>  >>  Probably you could set your own IConverter on the component
>  >>  corresponding the checkbox. The converter can then be reused
>  >>  as needed.
>  >>
>  >>  I've typically (if not always) used checkboxes with custom models
>  >>  directly toggling things in domain objects, e.g.
>  >>
>  >>  class RoomReservedModel extends Model {
>  >>   private IModel room;
>  >>
>  >>   public RoomReservedModel(IModel room) {
>  >>       this.room = room;
>  >>   }
>  >>
>  >>   @Override
>  >>   public void setObject(Object object) {
>  >>       room().setReserved((Boolean) object);
>  >>   }
>  >>
>  >>   @Override
>  >>   public Object getObject() {
>  >>       return room().isReserved();
>  >>   }
>  >>
>  >>   private Room room() {
>  >>       return (Room) room.getObject();
>  >>   }
>  >>  }
>  >>
>  >>  Best wishes,
>  >>  Timo
>  >>
>  >>  --
>  >>  Timo Rantalaiho
>  >>  Reaktor Innovations Oy    <URL: http://www.ri.fi/ >
>  >>
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