[Springframework-developer] Possible bug in BeanWrapperImpl

[Justin F. <jus...@hy...>]

Hi All,

I am using a Map as my form backing object.   I am registering a  
CustomNumberEditor (see below).

     protected void initBinder( HttpServletRequest request,  
ServletRequestDataBinder binder ) throws Exception
     {
         super.initBinder( request, binder );    //To change body of  
overridden methods use File | Settings | File Templates.

         binder.registerCustomEditor( Long.class, "criteriaMap 
[justin]", new CustomNumberEditor( Long.class, true ) );
     }

This works fine.  If i enter a long value into the field, it gets  
converted to a long and stored against the property 'justin' in the  
map.  However if the data entered into the field is invalid.  I get  
the stack tracked displayed in my browser as apposed to the nice bind  
errors I would expect to see.

After some investigation I found the following.  (Code taken from  
the  BeanWrapperImpl:setPropertyValue(....))

If the propVal is of type list.  Then the 'convertIfNecessary' method  
call is wrapped in a try/catch block.  But for a Map it is not.

Just wondering if this is a bug?  If so.  How would I go about  
proving a patch to fix this problem?

Thanks for your help

Justin Fowler
Hyro Servcies Limited