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i'am trying to put a required validator for my date entering field.. My field has a f:convertDateTime to make conversion between String <-> java.util.Date. it's like;
<h:inputtext ...>
<f:convertDateTime dateStyle="short" />
<s:commonsvalidator type="required" arg="..." client="true" server="true" />
</h:inputtext>
When i entered a valid value into my date field it throws a ConverterException as below;
"javax.faces.ConverterException: You have requested a conversion for type java.util.Date, but there is no by-type converter registered for this type."
the problem is; CommonsValidator always looks for by-type converters.. so, it needs a converter for the java.util.Date class.. But in JSF, one can add custom converter for each component separately... in this case, even if i had a converter for java.util.Date class, it won't be used by JSF RI!
Because, user assigned a custom converter for that field!! JSF will use it instead of looking for a by-type converter... so, commons should use it too... otherwise, JSF RI and CommonsValidator behaving differently as my issue!
In conclusion; when we look at JSF RI code, we see that; it first looks for custom component converter, then, if can not find, searches for a by-type converter... CommonsValidator must work same i think...
i have injected my solution into my CommonsValidator class and it works perfect... above suggestion should be implemented in original CommonsValidator releases as soon as possible i think...
i can provide code if required...
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http://www.nabble.com/CommonsValidator-doesn%27t-take-component-converters-into-account%21-tf3266040.html