Hi, Everything is possible. Create a Jira, describe the problem, attach a patch and it will be applied much sooner than Wicket 8.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Benedikt Schlegel < codecab.dri...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Ok, so they won't get merged any time soon. Maybe in about 2 years, if > we're lucky :-( > > But still, is it possible to make some smaller enhancements on those until > we finally get Java 8? > > > 2012/11/6 Jesse Long <j...@unknown.za.net> > > > Hi Benedikt, > > > > wicket-datetime implementation is much nicer, but requires the Joda Time > > dependency, which the wicket-extensions version is based on normal JDK > API. > > > > When JSR310 comes out in Wicket's minimum required Java version (Java 8?) > > we can probably merge them. > > > > Cheers, > > Jesse > > > > > > On 05/11/2012 13:40, Benedikt Schlegel wrote: > > > >> What I need is not what I want in this case.. I want to reuse wicket > >> components as much as possible. I don't want to reinvent the wheel. > >> > >> In wicket, there are two separate, Date-specific TextField components: > >> - org.apache.wicket.extensions.**markup.html.form.DateTextField > >> - org.apache.wicket.datetime.**markup.html.form.DateTextField > >> > >> Both use different DateConverters, to be located at: > >> - org.apache.wicket.util.**convert.converter.**DateConverter > >> - org.apache.wicket.datetime.**DateConverter > >> > >> The components in wicket-datetime are more convenient and powerful, so > I'm > >> gonna use them. The only drawback I see is the spartanic > >> ConversionException, in which e.g. the dateformat information is > missing. > >> The exception created by wicket-etensions's DateConverter holds that > >> information. So yes, I guess this is a break. > >> > >> > >> That also raises a much bigger question: Why is that legacy code (my > >> guess) > >> in wicket-extensions still there? Why don't consolidate those two? As I > >> see > >> it, same authors were working on both packages? > >> > >> > >> 2012/11/5 Martin Grigorov <mgrigo...@apache.org> > >> > >> Hi, > >>> > >>> We follow users@ mailing list too :-) > >>> > >>> Since > >>> 1) DateConverter is not final > >>> 2) the related methods in it are public, non-final > >>> 3) it is possible to register custom converter for Date.class in > >>> ConverterLocator > >>> > >>> I think you should be able to do what you need. > >>> Are there any breaks ? > >>> > >>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Simon B <simon.bott...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Benedikt > >>>> > >>>> Should this be posted on the "Forum for Wicket Core developers" forum? > >>>> > >>>> Simon > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> View this message in context: > >>>> > >>> http://apache-wicket.1842946.** > n4.nabble.com/format-value-**missing-in-* > >>> *ConversionException-thrown-by-**wicket-datetime-s-**DateConverter-** > >>> tp4653598p4653603.html< > http://apache-wicket.1842946.n4.nabble.com/format-value-missing-in-ConversionException-thrown-by-wicket-datetime-s-DateConverter-tp4653598p4653603.html > > > >>> > >>>> Sent from the Users forum mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >>>> --------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@wicket.**apache.org< > users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org> > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Martin Grigorov > >>> jWeekend > >>> Training, Consulting, Development > >>> http://jWeekend.com > >>> > >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >>> --------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@wicket.**apache.org< > users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org> > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@wicket.**apache.org< > users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org> > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org > > > > > -- Martin Grigorov jWeekend Training, Consulting, Development http://jWeekend.com <http://jweekend.com/>
