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Benny Code
Benny Code

Reputation: 54802

How to convert a Date in a dynamically added input field (JSF)

In my application I want to enter a date in an <input> field which is programatically created for a JSF page.

The creation of the input field looks like this:

// Input
String jsfValue = String.format("#{%s.item.%s}", getELClassname(), property.getKey());
ValueExpression valueExpression = JSFUtils.createValueExpression(jsfValue, property.getValue());

HtmlInputText input = (HtmlInputText) app.createComponent(HtmlInputText.COMPONENT_TYPE);
input.setId(property.getKey());
input.setValueExpression("value", valueExpression);

The property is an instance of java.util.Date and the <input> field is just an HtmlInputText component without any converter assigned to it.

When the <input> tag is rendered, then the following value can be seen for a date:

Tue Mar 11 18:31:20 CET 2014

If I know want to save the form, then the JSF page complains about the format of the date because it is not able to convert the input value to a java.util.Date.

Can someone tell me how I can create a converter programatically for a HtmlInputText component?

When I was using MyFaces for my application then the conversion was done automatically because I never had this problem before.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 810

Answers (2)

Benny Code
Benny Code

Reputation: 54802

The trick is to apply a DateTimeConverter to the dynamically created input field so that JSF knows how to convert the given String into a proper java.util.Date.

Here is a code sample:

HtmlInputText input = (HtmlInputText) app.createComponent(HtmlInputText.COMPONENT_TYPE);
...
DateTimeConverter converter = (DateTimeConverter) app.createConverter(DateTimeConverter.CONVERTER_ID);
converter.setPattern("mm/dd/yyyy");
input.setConverter(converter);

If other date formats are needed, you can take a look at Wikipedia: Date format by country.

Upvotes: 0

Michele Mariotti
Michele Mariotti

Reputation: 7459

DateTimeConverter converter = (DateTimeConverter) application.createConverter(Date.class);
converter.setPattern(somePattern);
input.setConverter(converter);

Upvotes: 1

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