#5785 AbstractStringValidator should convert non-string values

svn changeset:15564/svn branch:6.4

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/com/vaadin/data/validator/AbstractStringValidator.java b/src/com/vaadin/data/validator/AbstractStringValidator.java
index 359d83ef10..90778e16b1 100644
--- a/src/com/vaadin/data/validator/AbstractStringValidator.java
+++ b/src/com/vaadin/data/validator/AbstractStringValidator.java
@@ -42,20 +42,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractStringValidator extends AbstractValidator {
      * Tests if the given value is a valid string.
      * <p>
      * Null values are always accepted. Values that are not {@link String}s are
-     * always rejected. Uses {@link #isValidString(String)} to validate the
-     * value.
+     * converted using {@link #toString()}. Then {@link #isValidString(String)}
+     * is used to validate the value.
      * </p>
      * 
      * @param value
      *            the value to check
-     * @return true if the value is a valid string, false otherwise
+     * @return true if the value (or its toString()) is a valid string, false
+     *         otherwise
      */
     public boolean isValid(Object value) {
         if (value == null) {
             return true;
         }
         if (!(value instanceof String)) {
-            return false;
+            value = String.valueOf(value);
         }
         return isValidString((String) value);
     }