[Springframework-rcp-dev] [Spring-JIRA] Created: (RCP-553) Adding shortcuts to BigDecimalTextField

[Benoit X. (JIRA) <no...@sp...>]

Adding shortcuts to BigDecimalTextField
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                 Key: RCP-553
                 URL: http://jira.springframework.org/browse/RCP-553
             Project: Spring Framework Rich Client Project
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Helper Classes
    Affects Versions: 1.0.0
            Reporter: Benoit Xhenseval


We would like to be able to add shortcuts, like "3m" meaning 3 millions, 2k = 2,000. Typically a shortcut for hundred, thousand, millions, billions (for SocGen J ).
Unfortunately, BigDecimalTextField is explicitly instantiated in several places, making it impossible to extend.

We have a patch that works fine for us and it should work internationally as the shortcut may vary from one language to the other.

One needs to add the shortcut characters in a messages.properties file:
BigDecimalTextField.shortcut.hundred=h
BigDecimalTextField.shortcut.thousand=k
BigDecimalTextField.shortcut.million=m
BigDecimalTextField.shortcut.billion=b
...

So if you type 3k in the field, it will immediately be replaced by 3000.

If you do not have those entries in the messages.properties, it won't use shortcuts so it is transparent if you do not want it.

I hope that the patch will be accepted so that we can use SpringRC straight out of the box...

Many thanks

Benoit

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