JSF 2.0: InputText element of type Integer have become pre-filled with '0'

Question

Hello to all!
I have invested a lot of time, but unfortunately without success. I hope intensely that somebody of you can help me!
I have an inputText element of type Integer, which pre-filled my input field with a '0' when I'm loading/starting my form.
When I'm loading my form for the first time I would like to have an empty field and not a field, which is pre-filled with a '0'.
Is this possible?
I have some code:
<h:inputText id="field" value="#{customerBean.field}" converter="javax.faces.Integer" validator="#{validatorBean.validateField}" />
@ManagedBean(name = "customerBean")
public class Customer
   private int field;
   public int getfield()
      return field;
   public void setfield(int field)
      this.field = field;
@ManagedBean(name = "validatorBean")
public class Validator
  public void validateField(FacesContext ctx, UIComponent comp, Object inValue) throws ValidatorException
     int value = (Integer) inValue;
     if (!(value >= 0 && value <= 100) && !(value == -9))
        throw new ValidatorException(new FacesMessage("Illegal entry! Legal values are: '0' to '400', '-9'.", null));
}Thanks for helping!

Answer 1

Hello!
With "private Integer field" it works.
I did not know that for any primitive data type it exists a corresponding object data type.
Now I know. :-)
Thanks for helping.