org.apache.cocoon.forms.datatype.typeimpl

This datatype is useful when you are binding to a bean which have a char property.

See the following code for an example:

 package com.example;
 public class Sex {
 public static final Sex MALE = new Sex("M");
 public static final Sex FEMALE = new Sex("F");
 private String code;
 private Sex(String code) { this.code = code; }
 }
 

If your enumerated type does not provide a java.lang.Object.toString method, the enum convertor will use the fully qualified class name, followed by the name of the public static final field referring to each instance, i.e.