The method is already in Object.vm (which creates the Base* classes).
You need the property
addGetByNameMethod=true
set in your build.properties. I am pretty sure this will be on by
default, so I do not know why you would be missing the methods in your
Base* classes.
john mcnally
"Pugh, Eric" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a .vm file where based on a Vector of columnMaps, and
> my original OM Object, I display a table cell with a form element, and pull
> out of my OM object the corresponding data...
>
> I am basing my work on just tweaking the newapp application, and the
> velocimacro I am using is fromCell TableDescription TableName Data.
>
> My actual code looks like this:
>
> #foreach($column in $columns)
> <TR>
> #formCell($column.columnName $column.columnName
> $entry.getByName("$column.columnName"))
> <TR>
> #end
>
> And all of this works great once I wrote my own getByName() method for my OM
> object. How come this method is declared by BaseObject, but is not
> implemented by the default Torque OM building system? It seems that if the
> BaseObject declares it (and throws an exception if you call it), then the
> default Torque OM building system should provide the method?
>
> Or is there another way of doing what I want? I tried doing this:
> $entry.({$column.columnName}) but that doesn't seem to be proper velocity
> syntax.
>
> Before I go and tweak my Torque code to create the method getByName in all
> the BaseOm objects, I wanted to make sure this was something that isn't
> already in there. How do I contribute back this code if anyone wants it?
>
> Eric
>
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