--- Scott Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes i would but, i think where we differ is, where
> and how this data are
> stored. my view of it has always been that this data
> is stored externally
> (in the DB or an XML file). Doing it this way has
> the benefit of being able
> to change the mappings with out having to re-code
> and compile. it also will
> allow someone to maintain the mapping data without
> having to know how the
> internal workings of the class map hierarchy works,
> a task that IMOP is
> difficult to do even for an experienced java coder.
> if i'm not mistaken, i
> think you have a very different view of how the
> mappings work. I also think
> you may have mentioned this before: do you see the
> mappings to be static and
> hard coded and compiled? so if there is a change in
> the mappings, one must
> change the code, compile and re-deploy it? or am i
> mistaken? if am not then
> it gets a -1 from me. what does everyone else think?
> if i'm wrong in my
> assertion, could you explain to me how you view the
> class maps in general?
>
Definitely, you want to provide an external source for
the "meta-data". Absolutely, it should not be
hard-code.
btw, I believe that the class InvalidReturnType is
obsolete. Please see the implementation of
RetrieveCriteria. You can't specify a bad return
type.
- george
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