How to format model attributes

[Former Member]

I have staffNumber attribute as model attribute which is of type IntegerObject(not premitive int) . In inputTextbox it appears as 3,172 instead of 3172 . How to format Integer object values so that I can display values without comma . I know that , we can create a simple type in dictionary , select format for premitive integer type in representation . However I don't want to do that .

Pl help

Bhat

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You cannot change the type of model attribute. What you can do instead is to use supply function.

Inside use toString method of Integer class and convert it into String.

Hope it helps.

thanks & regards,

Manoj

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Manoj,

I need to do this at 100 places . Hence I would like to know where this formatting option of types for whole WDframe work is stored so that I can change this option globally .

NPB

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I was fed-up and ultimately had to use this code at every integer attribute of model nodes

wdContext.nodeXXX.getNodeInfo().getAttribute("eoStaffno").getModifiableSimpleType().setFormat("##########");

I wanted a global function to change locale settings

like if I do

NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.getDefault());

nf.setGroupingUsed(false);