SmartGwtEE2.4 DateItem Strange appearance

[liudi]

Hi,

I just downloaded smartgwtee-2.4, copied smartgwt.jar, smartgwt-skins.jar, smartgwtee.jar into the class path.

I used quite a few DateItems in different classes, most of them are fine, but on the Search page, the DateItem seems to be strange, please see the attached screenshot.

It automatically shows a 'from' date box, and a 'to' date box side by side. There is no difference that i define the DateItems on the Search page from the ones on other page. Even i set dateItemSearchFromDate.setUseTextField(false);, it still shows a text box for date input instead of 3 fields for date, month and year.

here's the code:

		DateItem dateItemSearchFromDate = new DateItem("from_date", "From");
		dateItemSearchFromDate.setUseTextField(true);
		dateItemSearchFromDate.setRequired(true);
		dateItemSearchFromDate.setValue(new Date());

		final SearchForm form = new SearchForm();
		form.setNumCols(1);
		form.setColWidths("*");
		form.setTitleOrientation(TitleOrientation.TOP);
		form.setGroupTitle("Search Form"));
		form.setIsGroup(true);
		form.setPadding(10);
		form.setDataSource(dataSource);

                form.setFields(..., dateItemSearchFromDate, ......);

what have i done wrong?

[liudi]

Sorry, found the problem.

such 'From' 'To' DateItem is only on a SearchForm, it shows as usual on a DynamicForm

now i need to find out the use of it.

[jayeshecs]

If we have DateRangeItem specifically then why should DateItem behave in this way in SearchForm. I think requirement of simple date item on the search form is valid.

Is this a bug or this is by design?