BeanUtils.copyProperties() method does not work with date fields. One needs to copy it manually using DateFormatter ot something. To avoid garbage getting into date variable in domain object, one should name it other way.
For example, if domain object has : Date paymentDate; you should rename the variable for this date in form as datePayment so that it does not get copied to domain object. -----Original Message----- From: Leandro Melo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:21 AM To: struts jakarta Subject: ActionForm data type X BeanUtils -> using Dates Hi, i believe that a lot of developers use BeanUtils to copy the data from ActionForms to the specific DTOs. I've used this approach, but right now i'm facing a problem, not a big one. I've allways been confused about working with dates in Java. I got a jsp where the user must input a date in the following format. Date: dd/mm/yyyy That's how we use dates in Brazil: the day, month and year. I'd like to make a validation if the user input the date in the correct manner in the ActionForm (i'm using traditional validation and the user input comes in a String). So, keeping in mind the variou ways of doing this date validation (even the deprecated ones), how should a do the date validation???? Which one is the best way??? I just want to check if the user input a day with 2 digits, a slash, a month with 2 digits, a slash and a year with 4 digits. Also, after that i'd like to copy this form data to my DTO with BeanUtils. Which type should i use in my DTO for this date??? Thanks, Leandro. _______________________________________________________ Yahoo! Acesso Grátis - navegue de graça com conexão de qualidade! http://br.acesso.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
