[seam-dev] Invalid field decorator

[Dan Allen]

This is slightly off topic, but did you guys see this entry?

http://www.jakobk.com/2010/06/validation-errors-and-bean-updates/

I haven't studied it in depth but I figured it would either be material for
a follow-up blog entry or perhaps ideas worth considering.

-Dan

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Nicklas Karlsson <nickarls at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking of the case where I have 20+ fields on a page and would like
> to add an img-icon before the invalid field and the message below the field
> without having to stick something around every single field (or nest all
> field in one s:validateAll type construct). Ideally, I would just like to
> have one facet on the page (with EL-switching between info and warn icons on
> a per-field basis). Of course, if we want half the field to follow another
> facet we need some configuring somewhere(tm)
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Lincoln Baxter, III <
> lincolnbaxter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Continuing on seam-dev:
>>
>> It would technically be possible to alter the UIViewRoot during the
>> PreRenderViewEvent. But... explain to me again the benefit of doing this?
>> Not doubting you, just would like to know the end-value you are trying to
>> provide, since we already have UIInputContainer for building composite
>> components that can be used to decorate input fields.
>>
>> --LB
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Nicklas Karlsson <nickarls at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> (continuing from my brainstorming session with Lincoln on #seam-dev)
>>>
>>> Do you think it would be possible to have automatic invalid field
>>> decoration for the seam-faces module in the same style has
>>> Seam 2 had for s:decorate?
>>>
>>> you would place a
>>>
>>> <facet name="aroundInvalidField>
>>>    html code with (perhaps) markers for the component and message
>>> </facet>
>>>
>>> on the page and then (in a phase listener?) check for components with
>>> messages and decorate them with the facet contents in the UIView somehow?
>>> Not sure how it fits the JSF lifecycle to go manipulate the tree at that
>>> point, though. But it would be handy to be able to do it without the
>>> s:decorate stuff.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Nik
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lincoln Baxter, III
>> http://ocpsoft.com
>> http://scrumshark.com
>> "Keep it Simple"
>>
>
>
>
> --
> ---
> Nik
>



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