Backward compatibility from 8.1 to 8.3: the dot path separator

[martintaal]

Hi,
We have fields with have a name with a dot (product.name for example) and when we return data from the server we do things like this:
{
product: '123',
product.name: 'my great product'
}

In 8.1 this worked fine as only the slash was used as a path separator. In 8.3 also the dot has been added as a separator (see DataBoundComponent._performActionOnValue). This means that our previous construction does not work anymore.

So my request... is it possible to somehow let us set the allowable/used path separators? This for backward compatibility.

Thanks.

gr. Martin

[Isomorphic]

This was never supported and always incorrect usage, the places where it broke functionality were just less obvious before 8.3. You should go ahead and fix this during your migration.

[martintaal]

Hmm, you mean that a dot in a field name was never officially supported?

Is an underscore (instead of a dot) an officially supported part of a fieldName?

What other restrictions are there for field names?

gr. Martin

[Isomorphic]

They must be valid Java/JavaScript identifiers. Underscore is OK, dot is not. Cannot start with a number.