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
.equalsIgnoreCase( dataType ) )
		{
			Number number = doValidateNumber( dataType, value, locale );
			if ( number == null )
				return null;
			return new Integer( number.intValue( ) );
		}
		else if ( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_TYPE_BOOLEAN
				.equalsIgnoreCase( dataType ) )
		{
			return doValidateBoolean( value, locale );
		}
		else if ( DesignChoiceConstants.PARAM_TYPE_STRING
				.equalsIgnoreCase( dataType ) )
		{
			return value;
		}
		else
		{
			assert false;
			return null;
		}
	}
	/**
	 * Validates the input value at the given locale. The format is: short date
	 * and medium time.
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            the value to validate
	 * @param locale