How can I set up a Dropdown List using Template Composer Annotation in Hippo CMS?

Question

Currently working on a simple component and I need the drop down to have a display name of :

One, Three, and Five

However, I need that value to actually equal the integer value of these display names. One = (int) 1, Three = (int) 3, Five = (int) 5.

package com.authx.components;

import org.hippoecm.hst.core.parameters.DropDownList;
import org.hippoecm.hst.core.parameters.Parameter;

public interface PressEventComponentInfo {

    @Parameter(name = "number", required = true, displayName = "Release Number",       defaultValue="three")
    @DropDownList({"one", "three", "five"})
    String getNumber();
}

Answer 1

You can do this by using i18n for property values.

For a dropdown field you can use the parameter name followed by a slash and then the parameter value again as the key (e.g. in your example, 'number/1=One').

+ site
    + src
        + main
            + java
            |   +com.authx.components.PressEventComponentInfo
            + resources
                +com.authx.components
                    - PressEventComponentInfo.properties

You can find more information about this subject and some examples on the HST Component Parameters documentation page and the channel info page.

And adding the following properties:

number/1=One
number/3=Three
number/5=Five