Arnaud, I will try using the xsi:type aproach, I would prefer not to have an added dependency on a mapping file.
Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: Arnaud Blandin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 October 2002 16:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [castor-dev] Unmarshalling extended types Hi Brian, Have you tried the xsi:type approach? You could set on your root tag the name of the class to use for unmarshalling: <employee xsi:type="java:person"> ... </employee> you could also set a mapping file to specify that a person should be unmarshalled using the Person class. Hope that helps, Arnaud > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Dillon (ext. 944) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 3:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [castor-dev] Unmarshalling extended types > > Hi, > > If I have a type say Person and this is extended by another type > Employee, > is there anyway to unmarhsall as a Person the XML produced by the > Employee > helper class. > > For example the Xsd would be; > > <xsd:complexType name="Person"> > <xsd:complexContent> > <xsd:sequence> > <xsd:element name="firstName" > type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> > <xsd:element name="lastName" > type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> > </xsd:sequence> > </xsd:complexContent> > </xsd:complexType> > > <xsd:complexType name="Employee"> > <xsd:complexContent> > <xsd:extension base="Person"> > <xsd:sequence> > <xsd:element name="employeeNumber" > type="xsd:long" minOccurs="0"/> > <xsd:element name="salary" > type="xsd:long" minOccurs="0"/> > </xsd:sequence> > </xsd:extension> > </xsd:complexContent> > </xsd:complexType> > > The Xml produced by Employee would look something like; > > <employee> > <firstName>Fred</firstName> > <lastName>Flintstone</lastName> > <employeeNumber>345</employeeNumber> > <salary>10000</salary> > </employee> > > I want this XML to be read into a Person object ignoring the extra > elements > (i.e. I don't want to have to first parse it into an Employee and > then cast > back). > > Any help on this would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Brian. > > > > ******************************************************************** > ****** > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential, > may be privileged and is intended only for the use of the > recipient named above. If you are not the intended > recipient or a representative of the intended recipient, > you have received this e-mail in error and must not copy, > use or disclose the contents of this email to anybody > else. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and > permanently delete the copy you received. This email has > been swept for computer viruses. However, you should > carry out your own virus checks. > > > Registered in Ireland, No. 205721. http://www.FINEOS.com > ******************************************************************** > ****** > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: > unsubscribe castor-dev ----------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: unsubscribe castor-dev ----------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of: unsubscribe castor-dev
