--- a/PrintConv.st	Wed Aug 30 19:54:43 1995 +0200
+++ b/PrintConv.st	Sat Sep 09 04:30:16 1995 +0200
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 "
 
 Object subclass:#PrintConverter 
-	 instanceVariableNames:'valueToStringBlock stringToValueBlock'
+	 instanceVariableNames:'valueToStringBlock stringToValueBlock type'
 	 classVariableNames:''
 	 poolDictionaries:''
 	 category:'Interface-Support'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 version 
 "
-$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/Attic/PrintConv.st,v 1.7 1995-08-29 17:44:37 claus Exp $
+$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/Attic/PrintConv.st,v 1.8 1995-09-09 02:29:54 claus Exp $
 "
 !
 
@@ -256,8 +256,39 @@
     "
 ! !
 
+!PrintConverter methodsFor:'accessing'!
+
+type
+    "return the type if its one of the standard converters,
+     #number, #string etc. nil otherwise"
+
+    ^ type
+! !
+
 !PrintConverter methodsFor:'initialization'!
 
+initFor:aTypeSymbol
+    "initialize to convert to/from objects as specified by aTypeSymbol,
+     which may be one of #number, #string, #symbol, #date or #password ..."
+
+    aTypeSymbol == #number ifTrue:[
+	self initForNumber
+    ].
+    (aTypeSymbol == #string or:[aTypeSymbol == #password]) ifTrue:[
+	self initForString
+    ].
+    aTypeSymbol == #date ifTrue:[
+	self initForDate
+    ].
+    aTypeSymbol == #symbol ifTrue:[
+	self initForSymbol
+    ].
+
+    type := aTypeSymbol
+
+    "Modified: 6.9.1995 / 12:10:38 / claus"
+!
+
 toPrint:printBlock toRead:readBlock
     "initialize to convert using two custom blocks.
      printBlock is supposed to get the objects value as argument,
@@ -364,9 +395,15 @@
 !PrintConverter methodsFor:'converting'!
 
 printStringFor:aValue
+    "sent when an inputField wants a models value to be converted to a string
+     for display"
+
     ^ valueToStringBlock value:aValue
 !
 
 readValueFrom:aString
+    "sent when an inputField wants a string to be converted to a value 
+     to be returned as its contents value"
+
     ^ stringToValueBlock value:aString
 ! !