Can i use getValue() instead of getText() method while retrieving data

can anybody help me by clearly explaining what is the difference between them. Thank you in advance.
[114 byte] By [Srinivasan1983] at [2007-11-26 11:52:06]
# 1

value is property defined by the UIOutput class defined in the ValueHolder interface.. . I suppose both of them (getValue/getText) return a java.lang.Object.

So,. you should be able to use getValue in your bean without any problems.

Even though when specifying attrbutes in the jsp page you can only specify it as a text attribute.

deepsix at 2007-7-7 12:07:46 > top of Java-index,Development Tools,Java Tools...
# 2
thank you deepsix for your reply. I tried but it is showing errors like cannot find symbol method getValue(). so what to do here in this case.
Srinivasan1983 at 2007-7-7 12:07:46 > top of Java-index,Development Tools,Java Tools...