XPages: EditBox with DefaultValue doesn't store this value

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Subject: XPages: EditBox with DefaultValue doesn't store this value

Feedback Type: Problem

Product Area: Domino Designer on Eclipse (DDE)

Technical Area: Functionality

Platform: Windows XP client

Release: 8.5

Reproducible: Always

Situation:
An XPage with a datasource bound to a NotesDocument. One of the EditBoxes contains a DefaulValue which should never be edited by the user. So I set the EditBoxe's properties to be "Read-only". I also tried "Disabled" instead, and I tried both settings at the same time. Result is always the same:
if the EditBox is not truly editable the Default Value is never stored in the resulting document. If I leave both options unchecked the value will be stored, though. And: if I check one or both of those options AND programmatically set the field's value through a button the value will be stored as well!

I'm aware that I can use a computed field as a workaround or apply a CSS style, but still I feel that this should be working as it always worked in plain web forms where you can set "readonly" or "disabled" attributes.

Feedback number WEBB7NJEWU created by ~Justin Zekamanlen on 01/22/2009

Status: Open
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