How to write a custom converter for

Question

How can I write a custom converter when working with PrimeFaces components that use a list of POJO? My particular problem is with

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Answer 1

Yes, you can write a converter that serializes/deserializes the objects in the picklist like this:

@FacesConverter(value="PositionMetricConverter")
public class PositionMetricConverter implements Converter {

    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(PositionMetricConverter.class.getName());

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, String value) {
        try {
            byte[] data = Base64.decodeBase64(value);
            ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data));
            Object o = ois.readObject();
            ois.close();
            return o;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to decode PositionMetric!", e);
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, Object value) {
        try {
            ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
            oos.writeObject(value);
            oos.close();

            return Base64.encodeBase64String(baos.toByteArray());
        } catch (IOException e) {
            log.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to encode PositionMetric!", e);
            return "";
        }
    }

}

Then apply this converter on your picklist like this:

and make sure your objects are serializable.