Interestingly enough, there is an uncompile() method specified in the
JMeterComponentModel interface. This method is called on all the elements
in the tree before a test is run. It is there as a way to reset the
components between test runs. You could try putting your code in this
method.
-Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Varghese, Amith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:36 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: initialization of custom config element
>
>
> I am trying to write a custom config element and I was
> wondering if there is
> a way to initialize the config element when the user tries to
> run the test
> plan. The problem that I am having is that my config element
> accepts a file
> name which it uses to read data from. When I save the config
> element it
> saves the location of the file name successfully to the .jmx
> file. However,
> when I restore the config element, it does not re-read the
> file I specified
> unless i change the GUI (because of the way the code is
> written). Is there
> some sort of compile method that acts as initilization before
> the config
> element is used? Because then I would like to change it so
> that the file is
> read once the user tries to run the test plan, rather then
> when the GUI is
> changed.
>
> I've also noticed a similar problem in ResultCollector (the
> view results
> listener). If you add the listener to the test plan then
> save it and then
> restore it again, you must click on the listener so that it
> can initialize
> the results array list. Otherwise you get a
> NullPointerException. It would
> be nice if there is some way to initialize this without
> having to click on
> the element.
>
> If anyone could help me out, I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
> Amith
>
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