Not possible to set "allowEmptyValue" via ds.xml?

[mathias]

I have a datasourcefield which is an enum, and in the form i never want a "empty" field in the dropdown, even if it is coming as null from the server.

It works if i set it through the java method

 
 theItem.setAllowEmptyValue(false);

, but if i set it in XML like this

   
 <field name="theItem" type="enum" allowEmptyValue="false" required="true" defaultValue="0">

the setting is not applied. What am i missing here? Pointers appreciated.

[Blama]

Hi mathias,

IMHO allowEmptyValue and defaultValue are not allowed (more specific: not applied on generated items for this field) in .ds.xml, as they are not listed as attributes here in the docs.

Best regards
Blama

[mathias]

Allrigh, thanks for the help.. Man, 7 years in and i can still never find my way around the documentation...