If you have a simple method called reset() on your DTO, it wont affect how it does back to the server. Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer Team Lead Optimal Payments Inc.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nwebb Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:46 AM To: flexcoders Subject: [flexcoders] DTOs & methods? Hi, I have a Data Transfer Object which I use to encapsulate values from a search-filter in my application - i.e. the user can filter search-results by project, employee, month, year etc. I am using remoting and passing this as a typed object to ColdFusion. The short version of my question: I want to add a method to my FilterDto, allowing me to reset (some) properties, is it okay to add such a method (will CF simply ignore it), or should DTOs always be devoid of methods. Can adding a method cause problems when remoting? ------------------------------------------ ( ... yes I know I could use binding but...): When the user presses "Search" I call a method which updates the filterDto with the current values of the filter-components. I didn't want to use binding here, simply for performance reasons, as this is fairly simple, so rather than bind each visual component to the corresponding Dto property I just call a method which updates the properties. Now I have an either-or situation - if the user searches by OrderId I need to clear/reset the other properties, else if they search by any other property they can't also search by a specific OrderId, so I could do with a method (I can't just instantiate a new instance of the DTO as that will clear/reset ALL properties) This functionality feels like it should be a method that belongs in the DTO class. Is it okay to create such methods in DTOs? -- WARNING ------- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -------------- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
