converters are not used for string<->string conversion because the
input is already a string.
-igor
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Steve Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm attempting to create a custom validator for social security number
> strings. I've got the following code for this:
>
> static Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("(\\d{3})[ \\-]*(\\d{2})[
> \\-]*(\\d{4})");
>
> public final IConverter<String> getConverter(Class type)
> {
> return new IConverter<String>()
> {
>
> public String convertToObject(String value, Locale
> locale)
> {
> String result = "";
> result = value.substring(0, 3) + "-" +
> value.substring(3, 5) + "-"
> + value.substring(5, 8);
> return result;
> }
>
> public String convertToString(String value, Locale
> locale)
> {
> String result = "";
> Matcher fit = pattern.matcher(value);
> if(fit.find())
> for(int index = 1; index <= fit.groupCount(); index++)
> result += fit.group(index);
> return result;
> }
>
> };
> }
>
> When I use this with a text field, I can intercept the calls to
> convertToString. However, convertToObject never seems to be getting
> called. Is there something that I am doing wrong/not understanding?
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
>
> Steve
>
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