1 Reply Latest reply on Jul 29, 2009 2:26 PM by pmurphy.pjmurphy.paddypower.com

    Custom Converter displaying non-id value

    pmurphy.pjmurphy.paddypower.com

      Is it possible to have a converter display some non-id value of an entity?


      I need to display a fraction in an edit field that is represented as a separate numerator and denominator back in the entity.


      
      EL:
      
      <h:inputText value="#{myEntity}" converter="fractionConverter">
      
      Entity:
      
      MyEntity {
          Integer num;
          Integer den;
      ...
      }
      
      Converter:
      
      @Name("fractionConverter")
      @Scope(ScopeType.CONVERSATION)
      @Converter
      @BypassInterceptors 
      public class FractionConverter implements javax.faces.convert.Converter {
      
      
      public String getAsString(FacesContext ctx, UIComponent component, Object o) {  
          MyEntity myEntity = (MyEntity) o;
          return myEntity.getNum() + "/" + myEntity.getDen();
      }
      
      public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
      
       'value' is some fraction, so there is no way to find out what myEntity I should use???? I have no identity key for the entity.
      
      }