How do I pass a parameter value to a Conversion class in java?

Question

I am trying to pass a value to a conversion class in JSF/SEAM

public class ValueConverter implements Converter {

public Object getAsObject(FacesContext arg0         


        

Answer 1

That's something you should be doing with Validator. Converter is just to convert from String to Object and Object to String. You are trying to validate in a Converter.

How do I pass a parameter value to a Conversion class in java?

That's not correct, you don't need to pass a parameter to a Converter. it should be -

How do I access a parameter in a Converter in JSF?

You can use FacesContext -

context.getExternalContext().getRequestParameterMap();

I think you got a whole lot of readings to do. Best of luck!

If you want to add attributes to your converter, then use StateHolder -

public class ValueConverter implements Converter, StateHolder {