[TOMAHAWK-1508] Find a way to convert between the model type required for the renderer, and the model-type that the backing-beans use for t:inputCalendar and t:inputDate

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.9
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.10
• Component/s: Calendar, Date
• Assignee: Leonardo Uribe
• Reporter: Leonardo Uribe
• Created: 12/May/10 04:20
• Updated: 27/Sep/10 21:36
• Resolved: 28/Jun/10 23:21

Description

From TOMAHAWK-1425:

Hi Leonardo,

I have always thought that JSF should add a business-converter for such issues. So we should have a way to convert between the model type that we need for the renderer, and the model-type that the backing-beans use.

You could register such a converter on the input-component like the normal converter, businessConverter="...". We could also cover stuff like the joda-date with this.

Eventually, we could even add a central registry for this in MyFaces where you can register business-converters centrally and hence let the renderer automatically retrieve such a a converter for the backing-bean datatype and the datatype it needs.

best regards,

Martin

We'll explore this idea here