Re: FAQ: RE: JavaBeans and metadata

2002-04-23 Thread Mukund Balasubramanian
Nice! I would like to propose an effort to fork the serialization and deserialization/XML-Java Mapping subsystem to define a more generic API based on popular frameworks already out there. While I agree that any current API might have to be proprietary, it could be better split from the re

FAQ: RE: JavaBeans and metadata

2002-04-23 Thread Harald Schmitt
Hi all, I think this would be a good FAQ point. > Hi Tim! > > It is certainly possible to store the metadata anywhere you want - the >TypeDesc.getTypeDescForClass() > method is the control point there. Right now we look for a) inline static metdata, >and b) a "Helper" class > which contains

RE: JavaBeans and metadata

2002-04-23 Thread Glen Daniels
Hi Tim!   It is certainly possible to store the metadata anywhere you want - the TypeDesc.getTypeDescForClass() method is the control point there.  Right now we look for a) inline static metdata, and b) a "Helper" class which contains the metadata.  This could easily be extended to include