If it helps, one can think of the static .SCHEMA$ field as analogous to the .class literal (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.8.2).
Still, a static method to get the schema might be nicer than a public static field. We cannot easily change getSchema() to be static since it's part of the GenericContainer interface. So we might instead generate a new static method, named something like getClassSchema(). If someone feels that adding this would be an improvement, please file a Jira issue. Doug On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Harsh J <[email protected]> wrote: > I do think having that API (which Skye referred to) would be good too, if > it can simply access the same thing as .SCHEMA$. Feels more Java API-like. > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:40 AM, Scott Carey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, .SCHEMA$ is the static for a generated class' schema and is there for >> users to access. It can be hard to find however, since some IDE's hide >> auto-completion of methods/fields/classes with '$' in the name. >> >> On 11/20/12 4:09 PM, "Skye Wanderman-Milne" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >GeneratedClass.SCHEMA$, but yes that does work. Thanks! I guess with the >> >ugly variable name I assumed that wasn't meant to be exposed but it is >> >indeed public :) >> > >> > >> >On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Philip Zeyliger >> ><[email protected]>wrote: >> > >> >> GeneratedClass.$SCHEMA? >> >> >> >> I'm not on the most latest version, but I think that exists. >> >> >> >> -- Philip >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Skye Wanderman-Milne < >> [email protected] >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> > The SpecificCompiler produces a getSchema function, which looks like >> >>it >> >> > could be static but isn't. Is there a good reason for this? >> >> > >> >> > I bring this up because when writing to a data file, you have to >> >>provide >> >> a >> >> > schema to the DataFileWriter.create call, and using something like >> >> > MyGeneratedClass.getSchema() seems like the natural way to do this >> >> > (especially if you haven't created any instances of MyGeneratedClass >> >> yet). >> >> > Is there a good way to get the Schema object without creating an >> >>instance >> >> > or parsing the schema yourself? >> >> > >> >> > Skye >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Harsh J
