Got this working by creating a translator.
I got confused because I already contributed a DateCoercer to TypeCoercions,
I thought that would be enough. I guess I don't fully understand how this
system works. I think I read a discussion somewhere about T5 containing too
many ways of translating values, though, with encoders, translators and
coercers?
Anyway, my simple solution is listed below if anyone's interested. Does
anyone have ideas on how to access component or mixin parameters in the
DateTranslator class? It would be useful to get access to a "dateFormat"
parameter when translating.
Appmodule.java:
public static void contributeTranslatorSource(Configuration<Translator>
configuration) {
configuration.add(new DateTranslator());
}
public class DateTranslator extends AbstractTranslator<Date> {
public DateTranslator()
{
super("date", Date.class, "errors.date");
}
/**
* Does nothing.
*/
public void render(Field field, String message, MarkupWriter writer,
FormSupport formSupport)
{
}
/**
* Passes the clientValue through unchanged.
*/
public Date parseClient(Field field, String clientValue, String message)
throws ValidationException
{
return Populator.getDate(clientValue, "dd.MM.yyyy");
}
/**
* Passes the value through unchanged.
*/
public String toClient(Date value)
{
return Populator.getDate("dd.MM.yyyy");
}
}
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Inge Solvoll <inge.tapes...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to create a mixin that puts a jquery datepicker on a regular
> TextField. It's working on a property of type String, but I get an error
> saying that 'translate is bound to null' if I try to use it on a field of
> type java.util.Date. I have contributed type coercions between String and
> Date, and I thought that was enough. Isn't it?
>
> Maybe I should just try to copy the built-in datepicker in T5, but it seems
> kind of complex, and it's hard to figure out what parts I actually need.
>
