How to include the 'label' attribute of rich:calendar in message?

[bhart2]

Is there a way to parameterize the converterMessage attribute so that the label is included in the message.  So instead of getting just static text "Value must be a date" for every rich:calendar entry I can get the label:

<rich:calendar label="Withheld Date"  converterMessage="messages['converter.date']" datePattern="MM/dd/yyyy" enableManualInput="true" value="#{dtl.withdDt}"  />

<rich:calendar label="Start Date"  converterMessage="messages['converter.date']" datePattern="MM/dd/yyyy" enableManualInput="true" value="#{dtl.startDt}"  />

and my messages entry is the messages properties file:

converter.date={label} is not a date

I want 'label' to be swapped so that I get the final message displayed is "Withheld date is not a date" and "Start Date is not a date". 

[ilya40umov]

Probably you should do it like this:

rich:calendar label="#{msg.label}"  converterMessage="#{msg.label} #{smg.notADateMsg}"

[bhart2]

So the label attribute isn't available for reference in the messages from the JSF - only in a custom converter?  It just seems like it would be a natural attribute to use for quick app development.

[nbelaevski]

Brian,

You can customize this via providing messages for converters, like javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.DATE or javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.TIME etc.

[bhart2]

Thanks Nick for the reply.  I have seen this but I'm not clear on how to change the message to have the label?  the default entry that comes with SEAM 2.2. is:

javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.DATE=Value must be a date

I would love to change it to:

javax.faces.converter.DateTimeConverter.DATE={0} must be a date

But how to pass my parameter value to populate the {0} with the field label from the xhtml page?

<rich:calendar label="Withheld Date" datePattern="MM/dd/yyyy" enableManualInput="true" value="#{dtl.withdDt}"  />

[lucas.lopes]

Hello, this worked for me:

<rich:calendar value="#{item.dataFiliacao}" datePattern="dd/MM/yyyy" inputSize="9" required="true">

                                                                                                                                  <f:attribute name="label" value="#{msgapp['label.data']}"/>

</rich:calendar>