MaximumLength on LOV coponents when dragged from Data Control

Question

Hello,
I have the following problem:
I drag an attribute from Data Controls and put it in the jspx. af:inputText component is created, with property maximumLength set to maximumLength="#{bindings.AttrName.hints.precision}" e.g.:
    <af:inputText value="#{bindings.AttrName.inputValue}"
                  label="#{bindings.AttrName.hints.label}"
                  required="#{bindings.AttrName.hints.mandatory}"
                  columns="#{bindings.AttrName.hints.displayWidth}"
                  maximumLength="#{bindings.AttrName.hints.precision}"
                  shortDesc="#{bindings.Ime.hints.tooltip}" id="it1">
      <f:validator binding="#{bindings.Ime.validator}"/>
</af:inputText>But when i drag another attribute which is configured to be a LOV it is created without the maximumLength property being set:
  <af:inputListOfValues id="id2"
        popupTitle=" #{bindings.AtrtName2.hints.label}"
        value="#{bindings.AtrtName2.inputValue}"
        label="#{bindings.AtrtName2.hints.label}"
        model="#{bindings.AtrtName2.listOfValuesModel}"
        required="#{bindings.AtrtName2.hints.mandatory}"
        columns="#{bindings.AtrtName2.hints.displayWidth}"
        shortDesc="#{bindings.AtrtName2.hints.tooltip}">
     <f:validator binding="#{bindings.AtrtName2.validator}"/>
  </af:inputListOfValues>We have to add the property for every single lov, because the client wants the input to be limited.
Is there a way to modify this default behaviour?
Edited by: Valhery on 2010-3-10 1:26

Answer 1

Shay,
Thank you for the advice. I was using jsp pages. But I also tried jspx and had the same problem. I wonder if it is a problem with the tag library or with the JDeveloper software. When I create a new jsp page, at the step where the available tag libraries can be shuttled from left to the right, sometimes on the right side there is only JSF HTML but hot JSF Core, but JSF core is not on the left side either. Yet if you click finish and check the source tab you would see both directives for the two libraries are in the page.
When building the pages, all the tags are created by JDeveloper. I do not have the freedom to edit the code because I do not know the tags. If I knew how to directly edit the tags, I can forget about the Design tab. But at least for now I am dependent on the Design tab.
There are many questions on my mind such as the difference between <form> and <h:form>? Is it OK to mix all these tags from the different tag libraries in one page? What is the difference between the JSF HTML CommandButton and the ADF FACES Core CommandButton, and which one should I used in what context? And many many other questions. Are there any Oracle documents that cover these topics and systematically explain and teach the use of these tags? I just found documents for 11g, one of which, by its title at least, looks like a book for such purpose. But it is for 11g.
Many thanks for your guidance!
Newman