[TAPESTRY-1143] DropDownDatePicker handles initial value differently between IE and FF

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.1
• Fix Version/s: 4.1.1
• Component/s: JavaScript
• Environment: IE 6 sp2 + all updates, latest FF 1.5
• Assignee: Jesse Kuhnert
• Reporter: Greg Woolsey
• Created: 08/Nov/06 18:24
• Updated: 19/Nov/06 01:08
• Resolved: 19/Nov/06 01:08

Description

My page has 2 drop-down date picker components, start and end date. The initial values are java.util.Date objects with values for 01/01/2006 and 01/01/2100 respectively. In IE, the Widgets appear properly with these starting text values, including the 4-digit years. In Firefox, the start date appears as "01/01/06" and the end date as "01/01/00" which is incorrect, as this translates to "01/01/2000" with the default date logic.

I don't know why the behavior is different between platforms, but it is wrong. Here is the JavaScript Widget creation call generated by Tapestry (same on both platforms):

tapestry.widget.synchronizeWidgetState("startDate", "DropdownDatePicker",

{"inputId":"startDate","inputName":"startDate","iconAlt":"Select a Date","displayFormat":"MM/dd/yy","lang":"en_US","value":1136102400000,"disabled":false}

);

tapestry.widget.synchronizeWidgetState("endDate", "DropdownDatePicker",

{"inputId":"endDate","inputName":"endDate","iconAlt":"Select a Date","displayFormat":"MM/dd/yy","lang":"en_US","value":4102473600000,"disabled":false}

);