TextMatchStyle and PrimaryKey Fields

[kiipper]

Hi everyone,

SmartGWT Version: All after 3.1 /Browsers: all

Since the TextMatchStyle: "Substring" bug was corrected on Jan/2013 there was a few posts where you guys (Isomorphic) mentioned about a flag that could revert to the old style.

Sample Bug Threads:
http://forums.smartclient.com/showthread.php?t=25116&highlight=textmatchstyle+flag
http://forums.smartclient.com/showthread.php?t=24699&highlight=textmatchstyle+flag

Maybe the EE showcase example "large value map" (http://www.smartclient.com/smartgwtee/showcase/#large_valuemap_sql) was affected by the TextMatchStyle.
Because, when the table is filtered using a item like "Adding Machine Roll 57x57mm Standard" the result are not exacly the "Adding Machine Roll 57x57mm Standard" itens. (see image)

I know it's is possible to use a advanced criteria to enforce the "exact" match for the field. (a example is in the threads listed)

Is there a way to enforce the "exact" TextMatchStyle for a field in the ds.xml file (without using java code)?
If it can be done in the ds.xml file it would be better than a global flag, since we could use is on a field basis, not global.
Also, was the flag implemented after all?

[kiipper]

Workarond

For those that stumbled upon the "substring" correction on TextMatchStyle.

Here is a code that can be used on the IDACall to revert to the old style (compare integer and sequence with "equal" instead of "substring").

    @Override
    public DSResponse handleDSRequest(DSRequest dsRequest, RPCManager rpc, RequestContext context) throws Exception {
        AdvancedCriteria ac = dsRequest.getAdvancedCriteria();

        ArrayList<String> intFields = new ArrayList<>();
        List<DSField> fieldList = dsRequest.getDataSource().getFields();
        for (Iterator<DSField> it = fieldList.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
            DSField dSField = it.next();
            String fieldType = dSField.getType();
            if (fieldType.equals("integer")
                    || fieldType.equals("sequence")) {
                intFields.add(dSField.getName());
            }
        }

        if (ac != null) {
            HashMap hMap = new HashMap(ac.getCriteriaAsMap());

            ArrayList criteria = (ArrayList) hMap.get("criteria");
            if (criteria != null) {
                for (Iterator it = criteria.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
                    HashMap criteriaInside = (HashMap) it.next();
                    String fieldName = (String) criteriaInside.get("fieldName");
                    if ((fieldName != null) && intFields.contains(fieldName)) {
                        ac.getFieldCriterion(fieldName).setOperatorId("equals");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        dsRequest.setAdvancedCriteria(ac);

        return super.handleDSRequest(dsRequest, rpc, context);
    }

Anyway...
1) is there a global flag?
2) the #large_valuemap_sql sample at the EE showcase is working right?