UI control for time editing in 7.00

Hi Experts
Maybe a stupid question, but.. How do you provide editing capabilities for a Time field. Is there any UI control like DateNavigator for the purpose? I have context attribute of java.sql.Time and user wants to edit the attribute on UI.
Any ideas?
Many Thanks,
Siarhei

Hi,
Is there any UI control like DateNavigator for the purpose? I have context attribute of java.sql.Time and user wants to edit the attribute on UI.
use attribute of type (core data types) CCTTime  for ur funtionality. u can find this under core data types --> Time.
Hope it helps
Thanks and Regards

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