[Opensource] Expresso InputTag treats Readonly attribute as Hidden (fix included)

[Michael Rimov]

At 11:58 AM 1/20/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>The Expresso 5.01/5.02 InputTag treats the Readonly attribute the same as 
>a Hidden attribute.
>Is this a bug or was there a reason for this?

Ken,

While going through emails for other bugs to fix for 5.0.4, I came across 
your post.  It is getting checked in and will be available for 
5.0.4.  Sorry that it got buried.  You proposed an excellant fix!

                                                 -Mike


>
>I've fixed the problem in InputTag.java as follows:
>
>- changed
>                 } else if 
> (Input.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN.equalsIgnoreCase(typeToUse) ||
> 
>Input.ATTRIBUTE_READONLY.equalsIgnoreCase(typeToUse)) {
>                     this.buildHiddenBox(writer);
>   to
>                 } else if 
> (Input.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN.equalsIgnoreCase(typeToUse)) {
>                     this.buildHiddenBox(writer);
>                 } else if 
> (Input.ATTRIBUTE_READONLY.equalsIgnoreCase(typeToUse)) {
>                     this.buildReadonlyBox(writer);
>- added
>     /**
>      * Build a readonly text field
>      *
>      * @param   writer the Jsp Writer
>      * @throws  Exception upon error
>      */
>     private void buildReadonlyBox(JspWriter writer)
>                          throws Exception {
>         if (writer == null) {
>             throw new Exception("JspWriter was null");
>         }
>
>         FastStringBuffer fsb = FastStringBuffer.getInstance();
>         try {
>             fsb.append("  <input type=\"text\" name=\"");
>             fsb.append(nameToUse);
>             fsb.append("\" size=\"");
>             fsb.append(sizeToUse);
>             fsb.append("\" maxlength=\"");
>             fsb.append(maxlengthToUse);
>             fsb.append("\" value=\"" );
>             fsb.append(valueToUse);
>             fsb.append("\" readonly>" );
>
>             writer.print(fsb.toString());
>         } finally {
>             fsb.release();
>         }
>     } /* buildReadonlyBox(JSPWriter) */
>
>Ken Chow
><mailto:ken_chow at shaw.ca>ken_chow at shaw.ca
>