RE: New FormType

Ok, good explanation.  I have no problem with it anymore after thinking 
about it some more.

Jake

At 11:19 PM 5/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Jake!
>
>I think the persistence coupling here is more appearance than reality. The 
>bottom line (IMO) is that FormType is all about making it really easy to 
>transform URL String data to first class data objects which the business 
>domain needs to work with.
>
>Now, if you happen to be using DB apps, Timestamp happens to be a very 
>handy first class object (and the fact that its in java.sql rather than 
>java.lang is really just a function of the way it worked out in 
>practice...functionaly, timestamp is really just a first class data type 
>like all the others in java.util...it's not actually coupled to the notion 
>of DB's per se; it just happens to get used there a lot).
>
>SO...its a very useful data type to support, and its part of the standard 
>JDK since at least 1.3, therefore...I don't see any reason NOT to include 
>it in FormType. That is what its for after all... Plus, it doesn't break 
>anything or cause any real inconvenience...its just added functionality 
>(which we really needed, and I suspect other people will find very useful too).
>
>My .02...
>Christian
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] 
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jacob Kjome
>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 8:05 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Barracuda] New FormType
>
>
>Hmm... I'm not sure about this?  Why should the FormType class have 
>anything to do with SQL?  It assumes the storage device; a relational 
>database.  FormType should not be doing this.  It should be storage device 
>agnostic and deal with general java objects/datatypes.
>
>Does anyone feel the same way, or am I just being pedantic?
>
>Jake
>
>At 04:37 PM 5/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hey folks,
>>
>>Just an FYI...there is now a new form mapping type called FormType.TIMESTAMP
>>(java.sql.Timestamp).
>>
>>Basically, what it will do is handle either time values (represented as a
>>long) or date values (ie. entered by a user), and convert both of them to a
>>java.sql.Timestamp value that can be shoved directly back into a db (whereas
>>java.util.Date cannot).
>>
>>Just thought you might want to know...
>>
>>Christian
>>
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