PRB: bindNewElements() of DhTable Changes   to "" in Cell

ID: Q197568

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0
Microsoft SDK for Java, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

The non-breaking spaces ( ) in a table's cells are removed from the cells after binding to the table.

CAUSE

When a DhTable object is bound through a call to setBoundElements(), all non-breaking spaces ( ) are converted to empty strings "".

RESOLUTION

To workaround this issue, you can bind to the DhTable using findElement() instead of using setBoundElements(). For example, if you had a DhTable named "table" you could do the following:


   table = (DhTable)findElement("table");

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a default Code-Behind HTML project in Visual J++ 6.0 as follows:
- From the File menu, click New Project.
- Click the New tab in the New Project dialog box.
- Click Web Pages from Visual J++ Projects.
- Click Code-Behind HTML.
- Click Open to create the project.

Modify Class1.java as follows:


import com.ms.wfc.html.*;
import com.ms.wfc.core.*;
import com.ms.wfc.ui.*;
public class Class1 extends DhDocument
{
   public Class1()
   {
      initForm();
   }
   private void initForm()
   {
   }
   protected void onDocumentLoad(Object sender, Event e)
   {
      DhTable t;
      t = new DhTable();
      t.setBindID("table");
      this.setBoundElements(new DhElement[] { t });
// Workaround: comment out the above 3 lines and uncomment the
// following:
//    t = (DhTable)findElement("table");
//    t.setBackColor(Color.RED);
      DhCell cell=(DhCell)findElement("cell");
      addText("Contents of DhCell is '"+cell.getText()+"'");
   }
}

Modify page1.html as follows:


<HTML>
<BODY>
<hr>
<OBJECT classid="java:com.ms.wfc.html.DhModule"
     height=0 width=0 ... VIEWASTEXT>
<PARAM NAME=__CODECLASS VALUE=Class1>
<PARAM NAME=CABBASE VALUE=Project1.CAB>
</OBJECT>
<!-- Insert HTML here -->
<TABLE align=center border=1 cellPadding=1 cellSpacing=1 width=75%
 id=table>
  <TR><TD id=cell>&#xa0;*</TD><TD>&#xa0;</TD><TD>&#xa0;</TD></TR>
  <TR><TD>&#xa0;</TD><TD>&#xa0;</TD><TD>&#xa0;</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Run the project.

RESULT: The Web page contains a table with one cell containing a "*". The text "Contents of DhCell is '*'". Notice there is no space before the asterisk.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following pages on the Microsoft Technical Support site: http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Derek Jamison, Microsoft Corporation.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbJava kbVJ600 kbSDKJava310 kbInetDev kbwfchtml
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

PRB: bindNewElements() of DhTable Changes &#xa0; to "" in Cell