Although I don't agree with the majority, I'll work on updating the javadocs to make the meaning of "required" clearer for the encoder parameter.
For this, can anyone tell me why Grid, GridRows, Loop, and Select mark the "encoder" parameter optional while AjaxFormLoop, Palette, Checklist, Hidden, RadioGroup mark it required? On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 1:37 AM, Robert Zeigler <robert.zeig...@roxanemy.com> wrote: >> >> As a developer I'm not looking at components in isolation, but rather, >> I'm looking at T5 as a framework. So if the framework provdes defaults >> and I don't need to, fantastic! Moreover, I don't need to know that >> attribute was ever required, for that's now unimportant information. >> > > Except when the framework can't provide a default and it blows up in your > face. :) > Especially with value encoders, the framework /tries/ to provide a default, > and often can, but it's not guaranteed. > > Robert > >> Steve. >> >> >> On 23 August 2011 10:18, Robert Zeigler <robert.zeig...@roxanemy.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 22, 2011, at 8/229:06 PM , Bob Harner wrote: >>>> >>>> "In many cases, a ValueEncoder can be generated automatically from the >>> >>> And this is the crux: in /many/ cases... /can/ be generated. When it can't >>> be, you'll still get the exception that it's not bound and must be. >>> Ergo: required. :) >>> >>> Robert >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org
