[SLING-649] checkboxes not handled by SlingPostServlet

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Servlets Post 2.1.0
• Component/s: Servlets
• Environment: Ubuntu AMD64 FF3
• Assignee: Justin Edelson
• Reporter: Renaud Richardet
• Created: 08/Sep/08 05:44
• Updated: 20/Sep/17 12:03
• Resolved: 19/May/10 15:34

Description

I am trying to use checkboxes with the SlingPostServlet, as described in http://incubator.apache.org/sling/site/manipulating-content-the-slingpostservlet.html
<form method="POST" action="/content/page/first">
<input type="text" name="width" />
<input type="hidden" name="width@TypeHint" value="Long" />
<input type="checkbox" name="checked" />
<input type="hidden" name="checked@TypeHint" value="Boolean" />
...
<input type="Submit" />
</form>

All elements work fine, excepte the checkbox: the "checked" node property is always set to false in JCR after a POST. Can anyone confirm?

I guess it's because the POST request parameters are:
width 1234
width@TypeHint Long
checked on
checked@TypeHint Boolean
So, the passed checkbox parameter is "on" instead of "true"

I guess I would have to modify SlingPropertyValueHandler.setPropertyAsIs() to handle "on" values as "true" if @TypeHint is Boolean. Similar to how dates values are handled if @TypeHint = date.
If it's the right way to go, I will create a patch.