Hi Andrus, thanks for that. I think I'd tried it before but ran into validation problems (I had a setToItemType() method and the db field is required). Since then I've looked through and overridden the validateForSave method (can't remember why). I should be able to modify this method to allow for direct and indirect access.
Cheers, Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrus Adamchik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 April 2006 12:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Object Creation and Settings Ids > > > Technically this can be done by mapping a foreign key column as an > ObjAttribute. Still it would go against the spirit of Cayenne. I > suggest to use a real ItemType object. DataObjectUtils.objectForPk > (..) should be a pretty efficient way to get a hold of ItemType > instance, as after the object is fetched for the first time, it will > be served from shared cache on subsequent calls. > > Andrus > > > > On Apr 10, 2006, at 2:02 PM, Dave Merrin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Given a new object I'd like to be able to set on of the properties > > (a 'to' > > property) without having the other object(only the ID). e.g. > > > > Item is the object I'm creating. It has a property called ItemType > > which is > > another object. I have the ItemType ID but not the actual object. > > I'd like > > to have a method called Item.setItemTypeID(Long itemTypeId). > > > > Is this possible? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dave >
