PRB: bindNewElements() of DhTable Changes to "" in Cell (197568)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0
  • Microsoft SDK for Java 3.1
This article was previously published under Q197568

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

  1. Create a default Code-Behind HTML project in Visual J++ 6.0 as follows:
    1. From the File menu, click New Project.
    2. Click the New tab in the New Project dialog box.
    3. Click Web Pages from Visual J++ Projects.
    4. Click Code-Behind HTML.
    5. Click Open to create the project.
  2. 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()+"'");
   }
}
  3. 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>
  4. 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://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Derek Jamison, Microsoft Corporation.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/25/2005
Keywords:kbInetDev kbJava kbprb KB197568
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