Bug 183099 White spaces before parameter value are ignored in birt:paramDef tag.[]0603
Description: White spaces before parameter value are ignored in birt:paramDef tag. Build number:2.2.0.v200704190630 Steps to reproduce: 1. New a report with a string parameter and drag it to Layout. 2. New a jsp file with content: <birt:parameterPage id="0" name="customparameterpage" reportDesign="report.rptdesign" isCustom="true"> <birt:paramDef id="1" name="p_str" value=" value"/> <input type="submit" name="OK" value="submit"/> </birt:parameterPage> 3. Preview the jsp file. Expected result: Display " value" in web page. Actual result: Display "value" and three white spaces are lost. Error log:N/A
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/api/util/ParameterValidationUtil.java
*            the locale information
	 * @return the date value if validation is successful
	 * @throws ValidationValueException
	 *             if the value is invalid
	 */
	static final Date doVidateDateTime( String value, ULocale locale )
			throws ValidationValueException
	{
		try
		{
			return DataTypeUtil.toDate( value, locale );
		}
		catch ( BirtException e )
		{
			throw new ValidationValueException( value,
					PropertyValueException.DESIGN_EXCEPTION_INVALID_VALUE,
					DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_TYPE_DATETIME );
		}
	}
	/**
	 * Validates the input value at the given locale. The format is: general
	 * number.
	 * 
	 * @param dataType
	 *            the data type
	 * @param value
	 *            the value to validate
	 * @param locale
	 *            the locale information
	 * @return the double value if validation is successful